Postgraduate Course: One Health Policy (VESC11089)

Course Outline
School	Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This course is designed to provide a general introduction to policy in a One Health context. The role that policy has played in the evolution of One Health will be discussed, with particular reference to examples of emerging infectious zoonotic diseases.
Course description	Current policy frameworks of relevance will be outlined and important terminology introduced. Approaches to the integration of human and animal health disease control will be considered, including approaches to disease surveillance. The course will introduce common policy research methods and illustrate how policy research may contribute to policy change. Methods for communication, including policy briefs and position papers, will be discussed. A variety of learning methods will be used, including narrated PowerPoint lectures, written notes, online discussion boards and group work.

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

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Course Start Date	15/01/2018
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	100% in-course assessment, which will comprise two assignments
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Understand how health policy is made and communicated, and how it can be changed. Understand the evolution of the One Health movement from a policy perspective and the influential emerging disease events. Understand the political and institutional challenges in implementing One Health. Identify and define the areas of policy that constrain or enable effective intersectoral collaboration, and present examples of successful policy measures at national, regional and global levels.