Postgraduate Course: One Health (EMND11027)

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	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course examines the evolution of the concept of 'One Health'. Evidence of the close relationship between humans, animals and the natural, political and socioeconomic environs throughout history has evolved over the past few decades into what has become known as 'One Health'.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to: -Understand the evolution of the concept of 'One Health' and discuss the main advocates in the development of this ideal. -Appreciate the application of this approach to trans-global problems and the solutions that integrated control might offer. -Discuss the current political and institutional challenges of implementing this approach both in developed and developing countries. The course will also include: -The importance of the animal reservoir as a source of human disease and the related problems of transboundary surveillance and security. -The promotion of 'One Health' for the control of emerging infectious diseases, using examples including West Nile Virus in the USA, the global spread of H1N1 and SARS. -The promotion of 'One Health' through the blogosphere and the role that the online community will play in its successful implementation.