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Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases (Cert/Dip/MSc)
Degree Type:  Taught Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma/Masters
Online Programme, completed over 36 months part-time
POS Code: V0155 (Certificate), V0154 (Diploma), V0153 (Masters)
NYT Course S L CT
1 Certificate      
  Pathogen strategies for survival and transmission S 11 20
  Emerging and Neglected Infectious Disease pathogenesis S 11 20
  Applied epidemiology and public health S 11 20
2 Diploma      
  † Six of the following options:      
  Zoonotic diseases S 11 10
  Neglected Tropical Diseases S 11 10
  Emerging Infectious Diseases S 11 10
  Childhood mortality S 11 10
  Travel medicine and infectious disease S 11 10
  Globalisation and health S 11 10
  Public health systems in the developed and developing world S 11 10
  The communication of disease control S 11 10
  Technological advances in diagnosis S 11 10
  Introduction to disease modelling S 11 10
  Spatial analysis of emerging and neglected infectious diseases S 11 10
  Public private partnerships for health S 11 10
  Scientific innovation and development S 11 10
  Disease control programmes S 11 10
  Vaccinology S 11 10
  Water and sanitation S 11 10
  Epidemiology and the control of vector borne disease S 11 10
  Risk management S 11 10
  Nosocomial infections S 11 10
  Sexually transmitted infections S 11 10
3 Masters      
  Written reflective element S 11 60
† The Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases programme handbook contains full details of all these courses, with restrictions on availability and choice (such as minimum student quotas). Information will be made available to students entering this programme to facilitate advanced planning.
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