Postgraduate Course: Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health (PUHR11008)
Course Outline
| School | School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Public Health Research |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/education/mph/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course provides an introduction to communicable diseases and an appreciation of the theory and practice of their control and prevention. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students will be able to:-
&·understand the significance of communicable disease as a public health issue both in the UK and internationally
&·describe the epidemiology of important communicable diseases in the UK and internationally
&·describe the principles of surveillance, investigation, control and prevention of communicable disease in the UK and internationally
&·outline the different methods available for the control of communicable diseases
&·apply the principles of investigating an outbreak of communicable disease
&·outline the principles underlying vaccination and immunisation and the methods for monitoring and evaluating immunisation programmes. |
Assessment Information
| Assignment 2500 word essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Niall Anderson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3212
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Course secretary | Ms Margaret Luttrell
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
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