Postgraduate Course: Global Health: Fundamentals (EMND11031)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.globalhealth.mvm.ed.ac.uk/InfectiousDiseases/home.html |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course introduces the concept of global health and develops themes relating specifically to infectious diseases. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Online Activities 50,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
106 )
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| Additional Notes |
This course will be run via the online environment, Learn.
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
* To become familiar with the primary sources of information relating to Global Health.
* To understand the main problems and issues of Global Health and how these are defined.
* To appreciate how infectious diseases fit into the wider Global Health perspective.
* To develop transferable study skills.
* To contribute to a global community of learners and engage with colleagues. |
Assessment Information
Written assignment constituting 60% of the course mark.
Online assignment constituting 40% of the course mark. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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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 | Not entered |
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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