Zoonotic diseases (P02665)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : VET-P-P02665

Course description:
This course aims to promote an appreciation of public health risks associated with animal disease; focus will be placed on the role of improved communications between the scientific, veterinary and medical communities.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Satisfactory completion of the Certificate year of the Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases programme.

? Co-requisites : Elective option for year two of this MSc programme. Students are required to take a total of six elective courses during this academic year.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : This course will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment of WebCT as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by a secure username and password. These access details are made available to registered users only.

? Costs : Students will be required to have regular access to a networked computer, and will be responsible for providing their own computing equipment and consumables.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases, (Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Schedule S)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Additional Class Information : This course will be delivered online through WebCT

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Intended learning outcomes:
At the completion of this course the candidate should have a good working knowledge and understanding of the following zoonotic disease processes:
• the classification and direction of transmission
• bacterial systemic infections
• enteric infections
• viral infections (especially influenza)
• protozoa disease
• helminth, arthropod and trematode infestations.

Assessment Information

Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities will constitute 40% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme.