Postgraduate Course: Pastoralism and Herd Health (INAH11021)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course aims to promote an appreciation of nomadic herd health through understanding diseases of importance and control systems. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Online Activities 25,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
53 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online discussion in both a synchronous and asynchronous environment will contribute further to the final mark. In combination with the submission of electronic course assignments, these elements will provide the remaining 40% of the final mark. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- On completion of this course the candidate should understand:
* Pastoralist livestock management & ownership
* Diseases of importance in these systems
* Disease surveillance in pastoralist regions / application and limitations of Participatory Epidemiology
* How animal diseases are controlled in pastoralist herds / "Public and Private Goods"
* Veterinary service delivery in pastoralist regions / role of paravets ("Community Animal Health Workers")
* Basics of camel health management
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ewan Macleod
Tel: 0131 242 9379
Email: ewan.macleod@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lauren Sandford
Tel: (0131 6)51 5470
Email: Lauren.Sandford@ed.ac.uk |
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