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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences : Public Health Research

Postgraduate Course: Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health (PUHR11008)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe course provides an introduction to communicable diseases and an appreciation of the theory and practice of their control and prevention.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  42
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 78 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Assignment 2500 word essay
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Understand the significance of communicable disease as a public health issue both in the UK and internationally
  2. Describe the epidemiology of important communicable diseases in the UK and internationally
  3. Describe the principles of surveillance, investigation, control and prevention of communicable disease in the UK and internationally
  4. Outline the different methods available for the control of communicable diseases
  5. Apply the principles of investigating an outbreak of communicable disease, and outline the principles underlying vaccination and immunisation and the methods for monitoring and evaluating immunisation programmes.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/education/mph/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Margaret Douglas
Tel:
Email: margaret.douglas@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Charlotte Munden
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
Email: cmunden2@ed.ac.uk
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