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Overview
What you will study
The Pandemics - Emergence, Spread and Response course offered by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has been designed to support development of skills and knowledge that are critical to effective pandemic preparedness and response. It will emphasise the value of interdisciplinary working, self-reflection, critical appraisal and synthesis.
The course aims to:
- Offer learning opportunities for professionals working in disciplines related to disease outbreaks to develop skills and knowledge that are critical to working in the field of pandemics.
- Emphasise the value of interdisciplinary working, self-reflection, critical appraisal and synthesis for effective pandemic preparedness and response.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Explain the definitions of pandemics and critique their application in the 20th and 21st centuries.
- Identify context specific drivers and mitigations for emerging infectious diseases and pandemics.
- Critically evaluate methods for emerging infectious disease surveillance, including detection.
- Assess and critique the application of learning from emergence and spread of pandemics in the 20th and 21st centuries.
- Critique the utility of a range of epidemiological methods used to track the spread of infectious diseases.
- Critically appraise and prioritise the pillars of pandemic preparedness and response at local, national and international levels.
- Develop a national pandemic response plan using an interdisciplinary approach.
- Apply skills of interdisciplinary working, critical thinking, and synthesis to topics relating to pandemic preparedness, response and research.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Public Health Epidemiology View 112 other Short Courses in Public Health in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- An upper second class honours degree (2:1) or above in a relevant discipline, a degree in medicine at the same standard, or another degree of equivalent awarded by an overseas institution recognised by UK NARIC or Barrons
- A professional qualification in a relevant discipline obtained by written examinations and judged by the School to be equivalent to an upper second class honours degree (2:1) or above
- If English is not your first language, you will need to meet these requirements: Band B
Work experience
- Prior professional experience of at least one year in a field linked with disease outbreak response or research.
Tuition Fee
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International
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National
2250 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2250 GBP for the full programme during 1 months.
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