Disease Prevention and Health Protection
An interdisciplinary course, drawing upon expertise across a wide range of subject areas and seeking to explore the complexity of Public Health issues in the UK and internationally.
Module Syllabus:
Disease Prevention
- Targeted and population approaches to disease prevention/screening.
- Prevention paradox.
- Primary, secondary, tertiary prevention
Screening
- Principles, methods and applications of screening; sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values.
- Ethical and economic aspects of screening.
- Planning, operation and evaluation of screening programmes.
- Evidence for widely implemented screening programmes.
Health Protection
- Surveillance and methods of control.
- Design and management of immunisation programmes.
- Investigation of outbreaks.
- Epidemiology and management of common and important infectious diseases.
- Organisation of infection control; elementary molecular biology as related to microbiology.
- Understanding of non-communicable, environmental and chemical hazards.
- International aspects of communicable disease control.
- Principles of emergency planning.
Other options:
- MSc route: available as a module on Masters in Public Health
- Not sure an MSc is for you? Take this module as a Postgraduate Award. Contact us for more information
Induction module
Before completing the course, you will undertake our Induction and Professional Development module, introducing you to all the underpinning regulations, guidance and support available to you during your postgraduate study.
Key Facts
Contact:
Melissa Parkes and Bandana Bahia
Leader:
Dr Harpal Aujla and Dr Mamoona Tahir
Duration: 5 days
Assessment:
4,000 word assignment
CATS: 20
Code: MH902
Next Course Start Date: 15th February 2021
Application Deadline: 04/01/2021
Teaching scheduled in Terms 2 and 3 is provisional and may change. It is therefore advised that you check individual module pages in advance of teaching.