Postgraduate Course: Global Health: Mortality (EMND11030)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course examines mortality from a global health perspective - how deaths are investigated and how the information forthcoming is published and used. |
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
* To identify the sources of officially published mortality data and understand how these are compiled.
* To know and understand the main causes of natural and non-natural death and the criteria used to ascertain the manner of death.
* To identify trends and make comparisons between different medico-legal jurisdictions and suggest reasons and explanations for any observed differences. |
Assessment Information
Written assignment constituting 60% of the course mark.
Online assignment constituting 40% of the course mark. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tim Squires
Tel: (0131 6)50 3160
Email: Tim.Squires@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lauren Sandford
Tel: (0131 6)51 1824
Email: Lauren.Sandford@ed.ac.uk |
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