Unit name | Health protection: infectious disease epidemiology and control |
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Unit code | BRMSM0003 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Peter Vickerman |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Bristol Medical School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This unit aims to equip you with an understanding of the fundamental concepts in the epidemiology and control of infectious diseases. You will gain knowledge of infectious diseases of public health importance and how surveillance is critical for health protection. Through lectures and problem-based learning exercises you will learn methods for infectious disease control, including outbreak investigation, and understand the current and possible future threats in this area. You will learn about techniques for the analysis of infectious disease data, including statistical methods and mathematical modelling. You will be considering communicable diseases and their control in Europe and globally, as well as in the UK.
By the end of this unit students will be able to
There will be 10 teaching weeks. Teaching will include learning activities set by the tutor including lectures (synchronous and asynchronous), small group work, discussions, individual tasks, and practical activities (face to face or online).
Directed and self-directed learning will include activities such as reading, accessing web-based supplementary materials, critical analysis, and completion of assessments.
Student learning will be supported through the use of informal assessments built into all sessions and will include approaches such as the use of exercises, interactive quizzes/multiple choice questions, feedback from discussion and strategic questioning.
Summative assessments: Summative assessments are coursework based. During the unit, coursework of 3 short-answer questions will contribute 30% to the final unit mark (ILOs 1-3). At the end of the unit, coursework of 4 short answer questions will contribute 70% of the final unit mark (ILOs 1-5).
An overall score of 50% will be required to pass the unit.
Essential reading
Recommended Reading
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immunisation-against-infectious-disease-the-green-book#the-green-book
Further reading