Communicable Diseases MED5011
- Academic Session: 2022-23
- School: School of Health and Wellbeing
- Credits: 20
- Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
- Typically Offered: Semester 2
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Available to Erasmus Students: No
Short Description
This course will aim to review the threats to Public Health from communicable disease and appraise the tools available to respond to these. The principles and methods of surveillance will be analysed and those relating to a range of infections will be evaluated.
Timetable
This semester two course will be delivered using eleven two hour teaching sessions.
Requirements of Entry
None
Assessment
Two essays, each of 1500 words.
Main Assessment In: April/May
Course Aims
To review the threats to public health from communicable diseases and to appraise the tools available to respond to these.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
Critically appraise the epidemiological principles related to the spread of infection.
Contrast and compare the main past, present and anticipated future provlems in infectious disease control with reference to the published literature.
Analyse the principles and methods of surveillance at local and national levels.
Critically evaluate the surveillance and prevention mechanisms associated with a range of infections.
Employ secondary data analysis in formulating a response to infection outbreak.
Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits
Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.