Postgraduate

MSc and Postgraduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases

Structure and Syllabus

MSc: EITHER 13 modules (4 compulsory and 9 advanced) OR 10 modules (4 compulsory and 6 advanced) plus and project report

Postgraduate Diploma: 4 modules (4 compulsory modules)

Four compulsory core modules:

Principles of public health, biostatistics and epidemiology [952I101]

Principles of biology [952I102]

Biology of infectious diseases [952I103]

Control of infectious diseases [952I104]

AND EITHER

Nine optional advanced modules

OR

· Six optional advanced modules
· Project report (10,000 words) [952I600]

Note: Optional advanced modules must be selected from the list below. At least three advanced modules must be chosen from group ID2.

Advanced modules from group ID2:

Bacterial infections [952I201]

Nutrition and infection [952I202]

Parasitology [952I203]

Viral Infection [952I204]

Hospital Infection [952I205]

Food microbiology [952I209]

Water and sanitation [952I210]

Diagnostic methods [952I212]

Immunology of infection [952I213]

Advanced module from group ID3:

Epidemiology and control of infectious diseases in developing countries [952I301]

Advanced modules from group ID4:

Essentials of health economics and financing * [952I401]

Essentials of health systems and health promotion *  [952I402]

Essentials of health management *  [952I403]

 

* Last examination 2010.

Advanced modules from group ID5:

AIDS [952I501]

Tuberculosis[952I502]

Malaria [952I503] 

Advanced modules from group PH2:

Analytical models for decision making [953P201]

Communicable disease control [953P202]

Economic analysis for management and policy [953P203]

Economic evaluation [953P204]

Environmental epidemiology [953P205]

Environmental health policy [953P206]

Health care evaluation [953P207]

Financial management [953P208]

Globalisation and health [953P209]

Managing health services [953P210]

Medical anthropology in public health [953P211]

Organisational management [953P212]

Principles and practice of health promotion [953P213]

Advanced module from group RD1:

Research design, management and analysis [951RDM1]

Short courses

The individual modules of this degree can also be studied as stand-alone Short courses for CPD purposes, or to sample the programme.