Infectious Disease Epidemiology and One Health Response
7.5 credits
Bachelor's level
Web-based (online)
Autumn Term 2025
About the course
This course is interdisciplinary and will bridge science from epidemiology, medicine, biology, public health, environmental science, social science, economy, geography and management. The course contains principles of infectious diseases epidemiology which allow the participants to understand mode of transmission, risk factors and epidemiologic study designs that are used to guide prevention and control of infectious diseases. The course will discuss surveillance system and outbreak investigation and response for infectious diseases. Notably, the course will emphasize the "One Health" paradigm, an evolving approach to tackle health as relationship between, human, animal and environment and now is using globally as one of the best strategies to confront infectious diseases.
Infectious Disease Epidemiology and One Health Response, 7.5 credits
Autumn Term 2025
Starts
1 September 2025
Ends
30 September 2025
Study location
Varied
Language
English
Type of studies
Daytime,
100%,
Distance
Number of mandatory meetings
15
Outline for distance course
The course will be taught through a variety of flexible teaching methods which allow students to gain deep understanding, these may include lectures, seminars, case studies, group discussion, scientific papers reading, computer lab, scenarios and film show. Attendance at calls and seminars is mandatory. The course is given in English.
Required Knowledge
120 ECTS as part of a bachelor's degree including a minimum of 30 ECTS within one of the following: biomedicine, medicine, economics, public health science, biology, environmental health, environmental science, science-, engineering- and environmental studies, veterinary medicine or political science. English for basic as eligibility for higher education.
The online application opens 17 March 2025 at 09:00 CET.
Application deadline is
15 April 2025. How to apply
Application and tuition fees
As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
