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Study Details: 12 months full-time
There are many infectious diseases of humans and animals that impact not just health and welfare, but also potentially food production systems. These infectious diseases can be extremely varied and impact populations in high, middle and lower-income countries. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is arguably one of the world’s greatest health challenges. AMR threatens our ability to control many prevalent and emerging infectious diseases across the world. Epidemiology is a key approach to understand and tackle the spread of infectious diseases and AMR. This programme will equip students with a broad skill set in the epidemiology of infectious diseases and AMR by providing training in epidemiological investigations, quantitative methods, laboratory-based approaches and bioinformatic tools. Students will also consider the global, social and policy contexts relevant in this field.
2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in Veterinary Medicine, Medicine/Medical Science, Biology, Ecology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Statistics, Public Health, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Technologies, Zoology, Pharmacology, Dentistry/Dental Surgery, and Biomedical Sciences.
We may sometimes accept degrees at 2.2 Hons (or non-UK equivalent), if higher scores have been achieved in the subjects listed above, or in other relevant modules.
Students will be equipped to progress academically to PhD level or to pursue a career outside academia, for example in:
Devolved or international governments
Industry
National and international health boards, such as National Health Service, National Institutes for Health, Public Health Scotland, UK Health Security Agency and similar organisations
Policy and regulatory bodies, such as the Food and Agricultural Organization, Veterinary Medicines Directorate, World Health Organization, World Organisation for Animal Health
This MSc is also suitable for broadening the range of knowledge of health-related professionals such as:
Biomedical scientists
Clinical practitioners in human and veterinary medicine
Epidemiologists
Microbiologists
Nurses
Pharmacists
Quantitative scientists such as mathematicians or statisticians
Term 1 core courses (60 credits)
Core skills in epidemiology of infectious disease
Key Research Skills
Term 2 core courses (50 credits)
Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Resistance
Genetic and Genomic Aspects of Antimicrobial Resistance
Infectious Disease Ecology and the Dynamics of Emerging Disease
Societal aspects of AMR
Term 2 optional courses (1 x 10 credits)
Biodiversity Informatics
Care & Enrichment of Captive Animals
Conservation Genetics
Geographic Information Systems for Ecologists
Molecular Epidemiology and Phylodynamics
Term 3 core MSc component (60 credits)
Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance: Project
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