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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies : Veterinary Sciences

Postgraduate Course: Wildlife disease ecology in livestock ecosystems (VESC11074)

Course Outline
SchoolRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies 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
SummaryThis course will give students a good understanding of the role of wildlife host social systems, demography and behaviour and how they influence rates and routes of intra- and inter-specific disease transmission. The course will explore how these factors can affect the efficacy of, and thus inform future, disease surveillance and control
Course description Introduction to the concepts of:
- The role of wildlife in the epidemiology of livestock diseases
- Fundamental concepts of disease ecology in wildlife systems
- How wildlife population demography and structure impact on disease persistence and spread
- Host roles in disease systems, and wildlife reservoirs of livestock pathogens
- The importance of disease ecology in designing control and surveillance strategies


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:  None
Course Start Full Year
Course Start Date 11/01/2021
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) A single 100% in-course formal summative written assessment.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Discuss the role of wildlife in the epidemiology of livestock disease
  2. Understand the fundamental concepts of disease ecology
  3. Understand the role of wildlife population demography and structure on disease dynamics
  4. Discuss the role of wildlife as reservoirs of livestock disease, and the evidence required to identify a reservoir host
  5. Understand the importance of ecology in designing disease control and surveillance strategies
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordswildlife-livestock interface,wildlife reservoirs,spatial ecology,epidemiology,demography,disea
Contacts
Course organiserDr Naomi Fox
Tel:
Email: Naomi.Fox@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Angela Harding
Tel: (0131 6)51 7363
Email: Angela.Harding@ed.ac.uk
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