Disease Prevention and Health Protection
Overview
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.
Key Facts
Contact: Melissa Parkes / Cheryl Grantham / Nicky Tiwana
Module Leads: Dr Harpal Aujla / Dr Mamoona Tahir
Duration: 5 days
CATS: 20
Code: MH902
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.
Assessment
4,000-word assignment
Module Dates 2025/26
| November |
| 04, 06 ,07, 13, 14 |
Study options
- MSc route: Available as a module on the Master's in Public Health
- Not sure an MSc is for you? Take this module as a Postgraduate Award. Contact us for more information