Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases in Developing Countries (IDM301)
Aims
The aims of the module are:
- to provide epidemiological methods useful for the investigation of communicable diseases,
- to show how to use these methods to analyse a communicable disease,
- to categorise control methods and evaluate their effectiveness,
- to facilitate the setting-up of control programmes applicable to the type of communicable disease.
Credits
15 credits are offered on successful completion of this module.
Prerequisites and Selection
Those wishing to study this module should have regular access to the internet to benefit from library facilities, participate in web-based conference discussions and submit assignments.
Students should have a prior knowledge of basic biochemistry, cell biology, genetics and immunology in order to be able to work through and benefit fully from this module. Please see the module outline for more details.
Students must meet the required standard of English required to study this course. Details can be found here.
2012-13 Fee
The tuition fee for this module is £1,655.
Module Outline
A full outline of the module can be downloaded here as a PDF.
