Postgraduate Course: The communication of disease control (EMND11011)
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 promote an appreciation of the importance of communication in the control of disease. This will include issues of health promotion and the media portrayal of disease, using examples from situations in both the developing and developed world.
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| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Communication and Public Engagement of Conservation (BIME11026)
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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
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the role of health promotion in disease control.
- Understanding the uses of different types of media for communication.
- Understand the impact of the media on public attitudes to disease.
- Understand the role of globalisation and the internet on access to information and its impact on disease control.
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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 Elizabeth Stevenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3258
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Course secretary | Miss Fiona Brodie
Tel: (0131 6)51 5997
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