Postgraduate Course: Spatial analysis of emerging and neglected infectious diseases (EMND11014)
Course Outline
School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | This course aims to provide an introduction to spatial analysis of the geographical distribution of infectious diseases
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Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases (MIBM10046)
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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 and consumables. |
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course the candidate should be familiar with basic concepts of geographic data collection, mapping and spatial analysis including
* History of spatial analysis in control of infectious diseases
* Underlying concepts and metadata requirements for geospatial data (datum, projection)
* Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for data manipulation, display and analysis
* Cluster analysis
* Landscape epidemiology, remote sensing and applications for risk mapping
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Additional Information
Course URL |
http://www.enid.mvm.ed.ac.uk/ |
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Special Arrangements |
This course will be taught entirely by 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 to registered users only.
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Additional Class Delivery Information |
This course will be delivered online through Learn |
Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Kim Picozzi
Tel: (0131 6)50 6257
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Course secretary | Miss Lauren Sandford
Tel: (0131 6)51 5470
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