Postgraduate Course: Global Health and Infectious Diseases (BIME11040)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Biomedical Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Infectious diseases are a major global concern and one that particularly imparts on developing nations. While safe and effective interventions exist many of those most in need lack access to appropriate health care, resulting in 11 million deaths per year and many more lives affected by reduced productivity and missed educational opportunities. The aim of this course is to introduce students to the major infectious diseases, with an emphasis on the challenges faced in terms of their treatment and prevention. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| At the end of this course, students should be able to understand the global challenge of infectious disease. Appreciate the historical problems of neglected infectious diseases and the profound effects that the collapse of geographical space and increasing population growth have had on infectious disease epidemiology. |
Assessment Information
| Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online in-course assessments will incorporate a variety of activities constituting 40% of the overall course mark. These in-course assessments provide the opportunity to give students feedback on their performance during the course. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
This is an online course, as such the content is accessed over the internet through the University of Edinburgh web site. Therefore students will need to have access to a PC and the internet.
We will be assuming that students have the following:
Access to a PC and a familiarity with the operating system
Access to the internet through an up-to-date web browser. Students are expected to log on a minimum of 3 times a week; courses will be designed so that materials are accessible irrespective of the speed of the modem and the Internet Service Provider.
Familiarity with the internet (the ability to search, access and navigate through web pages).
For full access to all feature of the WebCT virtual learning environment a version of the Java Runtime Environment is also required to be installed;
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Global Health, Infectious Disease |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Kim Picozzi
Tel: (0131 6)50 6257
Email: Kim.Picozzi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lauren Sandford
Tel: (0131 6)51 1824
Email: Lauren.Sandford@ed.ac.uk |
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