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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 (PUHR11092)

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)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning 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 This course will be taught entirely by online distance learning, using the virtual learning environment Learn as the delivery platform. Students will work individually and in groups, interacting via discussion boards.
The course will include basic principles of communicable diseases epidemiology and control including surveillance, investigation, control and prevention and their application to specific communicable diseases in the UK and internationally. It will discuss the principles of vaccination and immunisation programmes including methods for monitoring and evaluation. It will also introduce students to key concepts in environmental public health and the principles used to investigate and control environmental health hazards.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 4 (Sem 2)
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 2500 word essay
Feedback Students will receive formative or summative feedback on all assessed pieces of work.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the significance of communicable disease as a public health issue, the epidemiology of important communicable diseases and the principles of surveillance, investigation, control and prevention of communicable diseases in the UK and internationally.
  2. Critically apply the principles of investigating an outbreak of communicable disease including different control methods available.
  3. Describe and evaluate the principles underlying vaccination and immunisation and the methods for monitoring and evaluating immunisation programmes.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills During this course students will have to demonstrate the ability to work independently and will also gain generic skills such as classifying information, critically analysing materials and evaluation skills.

This will contribute specifically to the following Graduate Attributes:

- Outlook and engagement
- Research and enquiry
- Personal and intellectual autonomy
- Personal effectiveness
- Communication
KeywordsCommunicable disease control,immunisation,surveillance
Contacts
Course organiser Course secretaryMs Charlotte Munden
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
Email: cmunden2@ed.ac.uk
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