Undergraduate Course: Medical and Veterinary Epidemiology (MIBM10024)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This Special Topic will provide the students with an in-depth understanding of some of the key epidemiological issues of concern today, including the potential scale of the BSE and vCJD epidemics, the control of foot-and-mouth disease, the prevention of E. coli O157 infections, and the reduction of the public health burden of rabies. Each subject will be introduced by a lecturer doing research in the field, the students will then carry out directed reading and a critical evaluation the available literature. Student presentations will form the basis for general discussion of each subject. Each student will be asked to present on a topic of (as far as possible) their choice. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Medical Microbiology 3 (BIME09002)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| Increased understanding of biological processes. Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | ID_Med&Vet_Epid |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Douglas Roy
Tel: (0131) 242 6279
Email: Douglas.Roy@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Tracy Noden
Tel: (0131 6)50 3717
Email: Tracy.Noden@ed.ac.uk |
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