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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Edinburgh Medical School : Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases

Postgraduate Course: Zoonotic diseases in a global setting (EMND11029)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh Medical School CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis is an advanced course in zoonotic diseases that develops many of the themes from Zoonotic disease INAH11004 and places them within the wider global context.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Students will be required to have regular access to a networked computer and will be responsible for providing their own computing equipment & consumables
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Appreciate the role of zoonoses in our changing world.
  2. Understand the evolution of these parasites, and the pressure that has shaped their population.
  3. Appreciate the biogeography of zoonoses.
  4. Understand the integration of human, animal and ecosystem health in the control and prevention of these diseases.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.globalhealth.mvm.ed.ac.uk/InfectiousDiseases/home.html
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements This course will be taught entirely be distance learning, using the virtual learning environment of Learn as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by a secure username and password. These access details are made available for registered users only.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Aileen Jordan
Tel:
Email: ahallida@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Katherine Shaw
Tel: (0131 6)50 8349
Email: K.Shaw@ed.ac.uk
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