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Health and disease prevention in changing environments

Kurs

Infectious Disease Control in Changing Environments

7.5 hp

This Master’s level course covers the biological mechanisms behind significant infectious diseases and focuses on control, diagnostics and treatment, using national and international perspectives. Local and global changes in the environment and climate are linked to the risk of increased distribution, prevalence and evolution of infectious diseases.

Samhällsfrågor att arbeta med i framtiden

Vi har kopplat våra utbildningar till FN:s 17 globala mål för hållbar utveckling. Detta är mål som du kan få verktyg att arbeta med i framtiden:

Ingen fattigdom Ingen fattigdom
Ingen hunger Ingen hunger
Hälsa och välbefinnande Hälsa och välbefinnande
God utbildning för alla God utbildning för alla
Jämställdhet Jämställdhet
Rent vatten och sanitet Rent vatten och sanitet
Minskad ojämlikhet Minskad ojämlikhet
Bekämpa klimatförändringen Bekämpa klimatförändringen
Genomförande och globalt partnerskap Genomförande och globalt partnerskap

En plats för nyfikenhet och ambitioner med utbildningar som förbereder för framtiden.

Knowledge for your professional and private life After studying Biology you will have acquired an understanding of the living world, which can be a useful complement to your studies in other subjects. It is also a good subject if you quite simply have a private interest in studying Biology. Many areas of society are working on sustainable development and greening their activities, in which knowledge of biology and ecology are important components, so these courses can be valuable regardless of your degree specialisation.
Skills for identifying future risks and controlling, diagnosing and treating disease Are you interested in health and disease prevention, and do you want an overview of the field of infectious disease control, contributing factors, threats and challenges? This course provides examples of how infectious diseases are controlled, diagnosed and treated based on health conditions at different geographical scales. You will learn to analyse biological processes that regulate the spread and emergence of infectious diseases, and to categorise important infectious diseases according to the type of biological agent, spreading mechanism and disease progression. The course provides you with the necessary skills for identifying future risks of changes to the prevalence and distribution of infectious diseases, as well as the risk of new infectious diseases evolving, in relation to local and global changes in the environment and climate. Course design The course is built up around lectures, compulsory seminars and includes a study visit. Grades awarded on the basis of a written examination and oral and written assignments.
Do you want to learn more about the living world? Biology is a broad subject that provides knowledge of life itself. If you are interested in the living world, then this is the right subject for you. Many areas of society are working on sustainable development and greening their activities. Knowledge of biology and ecology are important components in this, so a good understanding of Biology can be useful in many professional fields, regardless of your degree specialisation. Södertörn University offers a number of freestanding courses in the subject. They have a general focus on biology, including the philosophy of biology, physiology and ecology.