Postgraduate Course: Wildlife disease ecology in livestock ecosystems (VESC11074)
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 | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This 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
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2020/21, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
| Course Start Date |
11/01/2021 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| 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:
- Discuss the role of wildlife in the epidemiology of livestock disease
- Understand the fundamental concepts of disease ecology
- Understand the role of wildlife population demography and structure on disease dynamics
- Discuss the role of wildlife as reservoirs of livestock disease, and the evidence required to identify a reservoir host
- Understand the importance of ecology in designing disease control and surveillance strategies
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | wildlife-livestock interface,wildlife reservoirs,spatial ecology,epidemiology,demography,disea |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Naomi Fox
Tel:
Email: Naomi.Fox@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Angela Harding
Tel: (0131 6)51 7363
Email: Angela.Harding@ed.ac.uk |
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