Postgraduate Course: Climate change and animal health (VESC11133)
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 | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Direct impacts of climatic conditions on animal health |
| Course description |
Introduction to the concepts of:
Direct impacts of climatic conditions on animal health
Indirect impacts of climatic conditions on animal health
Impacts of climatic conditions on disease risk (directly transmitted diseases, parasites, and vector borne pathogens)
Modelling disease risk under climate change
How livestock health influences GHG production and climate change
Climate-smart agriculture
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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 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 1 (Sem 1) |
| Course Start Date |
21/09/2020 |
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
0 %,
Practical Exam
100 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One in course formal summative written assessment worth 100% of the final mark |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To develop the ability to understand how climate is changing
- To investigate how abiotic factors affect disease risk
- To understand the approaches used to predict the impacts of climate change on parasite risk
- To discuss how livestock infection, health and productivity affect GHG emissions
- To appreciate the importance of Climate-smart agriculture
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Climate,animal health,disease,parasites,infection,GHG,emissions,temperature,rainfall,clima |
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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