Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Veterinary Epidemiology (VESC11118)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
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 | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | -Introduction to the concepts of veterinary epidemiology: |
| Course description |
-Systems research techniques and critical evaluation
-Biological processes as routes of disease transmission
-Livestock management practices as routes of disease transmission
-Pathogen population dynamics
-Interplay of empirical experimentation, field observation and mathematical modelling
-Relationship between veterinary science, animal science and ecology and the environment
-Role of mathematical modelling (theoretical and operational) in disease epidemiology and control
-Disease persistence in host communities
-Role of wildlife in the epidemiology of livestock disease
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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 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
| Course Start Date |
05/08/2019 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% in-course formal summative written assessment, which will comprise two assessments each worth 50 % of the final course mark |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of veterinary epidemiology within a disease systems approach
- Describe the complex relationships between biological & ecological processes and livestock management as drivers of disease persistence and spread
- Give examples of specific disease systems and the key factors and processes driving disease risk and prevalence at farm and national scales
- Demonstrate an understanding of the various factors influencing the efficacy of disease control
- Discuss the role that animal health professionals can play in delivering sustainable intensification of livestock production
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Population structure,demography,disease persistence,disease control |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Spiridoula Athanasiadou
Tel: (0131 6)51 9355
Email: sathanas@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Angela Harding
Tel: (0131 6)51 7363
Email: Angela.Harding@ed.ac.uk |
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