Emerging Infectious Diseases (P02666)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : VET-P-P02666

Course description:
This course aims to promote an understanding of the emergence of infectious diseases, the risk factors of disease emergence and the implications for disease surveillance and control in public health. The content will include a review of current legislation aimed at monitoring and controlling these diseases.

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 understand the process of disease emergence and have a good appreciation and be able to assess
• the risk factors for disease emergence
• the effect of globalisation, increasing human population pressure and habitat encroachment on the host range of existing animal diseases
• the importance of disease detection, identification and monitoring in public health and the gaps in current health systems approaches
• the importance of public perception and political commitment for the surveillance and control of emerging diseases
• the factors influencing whether an emerging disease is controlled or becomes endemic/epidemic as illustrated by different emerging diseases (STDs, HIV/AIDS, avian influenza, SARS, Ebola)

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.