BSc Public Health (on campus)

This unit will critically explore the  principles of health protection practice including: outbreak prevention including the management of epidemics and pandemics. We will focus on the measures required at global and national level to prevent future epidemics and pandemics and discuss why some diseases remain endemic. We will focus throughout on the management, surveillance and control measures nationally and internationally to keep the global population safe including the role of WHO and other organisations.

It will also explore other aspects of health protection action including the prevention and management of non-infectious public health threats.
 

The unit aims to: develop the students’ knowledge of
health protection practice including the management of infectious disease and non-infectious public health threats.
 

Category of Outcome	Students will be able to:
Knowledge and understanding	A1 Demonstrate systematic understanding of the basic principles of infection A2 Demonstrate systematic understanding of the causative agents, reservoirs and vectors A3 Critically appraise the different mechanisms of immunity A4 Critically appraise how vaccines work A5 Critically appraise the basis of communicable disease prevention and control with respect to pandemics and epidemics
Intellectual skills	B1 Identify and evaluate the evidence required for health protection policy and practice
Practical skills	C1 Find existing sources of evidence relevant to clinical and non-clinical health questions C2 Be able to critically appraise common research  designs and assess the published literature C3 Undertake assessments to evaluate communicable disease control prevention and control measures with respect to pandemics and epidemics
Transferable skills and personal qualities	D1 Reflect on health protection principles and applications D2 Develop communication skills to implement health protection interventions with respect to pandemics and epidemics

On-campus students only

Academic engagement include lectures, seminars, workshops and other face to face activities. To achieve the intended learning outcomes for this course unit, we have created a range of activities. Your course unit leads and teaching team will support you including access to the Student Development Programme including peer-support (PASS) and the Programme Director Seminar Series. We will consult with students to identify any additional needs and further academic engagement activities will be provided. Assessments, preparation for assessments, reading time and independent study are also included within your timetabled activities.

Distance/blended learning students only

Students on this mode of study will have the opportunity to study synchronously with the on-campus students and asynchronously via recorded sessions and online resources.

Summative assessment task: 2500 words written assignment (100%)

Written feedback will be provided for the written assignment.

Students will also have the opportunity to receive written feedback via formative consolidation exercises on discussion boards.

Hawker, Jeremy. (2005). Communicable disease control handbook. 2nd ed. Malden, Mass. ; Blackwell Pub.

Male, D., Peebles, S. and Male, V. eds. (2021). Immunology. 9th edition. Edinburgh. Elsevier.

For every 20 course unit credits we expect students to work for around 200 hours. This amount is only a guidance and individual study time will vary.

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2027 will be £10,050 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £30,300 per annum.

For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

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