Postgraduate Course: Zoonotic diseases in a global setting (EMND11029)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh Medical School |
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 is an advanced course in zoonotic diseases that develops many of the themes from Zoonotic disease INAH11004 and places them within the wider global context. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
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 & consumables |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
| Course Start Date |
04/08/2025 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Online Activities 25,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
51 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
This course will be delivered online through Learn.
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online discussion in both a synchronous and asynchronous environment will contribute further to the final mark. In combination with the submission of electronic course assignments, these elements will provide the remaining 40% of the final mark. |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Appreciate the role of zoonoses in our changing world.
- Understand the evolution of these parasites, and the pressure that has shaped their population.
- Appreciate the biogeography of zoonoses.
- Understand the integration of human, animal and ecosystem health in the control and prevention of these diseases.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.globalhealth.mvm.ed.ac.uk/InfectiousDiseases/home.html |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
This course will be taught entirely be 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 for registered users only. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Aileen Jordan
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Course secretary | Miss Katherine Shaw
Tel: (0131 6)50 8349
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