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Zoonoses
BY353
10
Level 4
Level 5
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Entry criteria for registration on this module
Pre-requisites
Either BY208 or BY238, or equivalent
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Co-requisite modules
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Module delivery
Mode of delivery
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Pattern of delivery
Weekly
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Distance
Placement
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Online
When module is delivered
Semester 1
Semester 2
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Brief description of module This module will provide an integrated approach to understanding the
roles of domestic, wild and companion animals in outbreaks of human
content and/ or aims
disease. Examples of zoonotic disease will be explored through a
Overview (max 80 words)
combination of lecture, case study and guided, independent research
designed to empower the student as an independent thinker and to
provide them with a foundation in epidemiology. This will be achieved
through an exploration of microbial-host interactions focussing on
environmental factors (e.g. climate and geography), microbial life cycles,
and human intervention strategies.
Module team/ author/
Dr Ian Cooper (module leader), Dr Sarah Pitt
coordinator(s)
School
PABS
Site/ campus where
Moulsecoomb
delivered
Course(s) for which module is appropriate and status on that course
Course
BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
BSc (Hons) Ecology
BSc (Hons) Environmental Sciences
BSc (Hons) Geography
BSc (Hons) Environmental Hazards
Status (mandatory/ compulsory/ optional)
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
MODULE AIMS, ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT
Aims
To introduce students to the potential of wild, domestic/stock and
companion animals as sources of infections in humans. The
significance of human contact with animals in relation to infection will
be considered. The importance of zoonoses in human healthcare will
Learning outcomes
Content
Learning support
be examined at the environmental, community and clinical levels. This
module will look at the life cycles of selected zoonotic pathogens and
epidemiology of the associated diseases.
By the end of the module students will be able to:
1) Critically discuss the different types of human zoonotic pathogen
in relation to their specific host animal;
2) Describe the life cycle and epidemiology of specific human
zoonotic pathogens;
3) Critically assess the principles pertinent to the transmission of
viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases;
4) Understand the principles of disease ecology in relation to
human intervention strategies;
5) Analyse the effect of human intervention on disease ecology and
pathogen transmission.
The module will comprise six complementary themes:
1) Zoonoses in agriculture, and human interaction with domestic &
companion animals
2) Viral zoonoses
3) Bacterial & fungal zoonoses
4) Vector-borne & parasitic zoonoses
5) Control of zoonoses
6) Emerging infectious diseases
Current edition of:
1. Shakespeare M. Zoonoses. London, Pharmaceutical Press.
Supplementary resources (current editions):
2. Hugh-Jones M., Hubbert W., Hagstad H. Zoonoses: Recognition,
Control, and Prevention. Wiley-Blackwell.
3. Krauss H. (Editor), Schieffer H. (Editor), Slenczka W. (Editor), A.
Weber (Editor), Zahner H. (Eds.) Zoonoses: Infectious Diseases,
Transmissible from Animals to Humans.
4. Jaffry K., Ali S., Rasool A., Raza A., Gill Z. (2009) Zoonoses.
International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 11:217-220.
Teaching and learning activities
Details of teaching and
learning activities
Total student effort will be approximately 100 hours, and the module
will be delivered as follows:
 Lectures
 Student presentations
 Independent learning
Allocation of study hours (indicative)
Study hours
Where 10 credits = 100 learning hours
SCHEDULED
This is an indication of the number of hours students can expect to
spend in scheduled teaching activities including lectures, seminars,
tutorials, project supervision, demonstrations, practical classes and
workshops, supervised time in workshops/ studios, fieldwork,
external visits, and work-based learning.
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GUIDED INDEPENDENT
STUDY
All students are expected to undertake guided independent study
which includes wider reading/ practice, follow-up work, the
completion of assessment tasks, and revisions.
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PLACEMENT
The placement is a specific type of learning away from the
University that is not work-based learning or a year abroad.
TOTAL STUDY HOURS
Assessment tasks
Details of assessment for
this module
Seen exam (50%; LO1 and LO5).
Presentations: (50%; LO2, LO3, LO4).
100
Types of assessment task1
% weighting
Indicative list of summative assessment tasks which lead to the award of credit or which are required for
progression.
(or indicate if
component is
pass/fail)
WRITTEN
Written exam
COURSEWORK
Written assignment/ essay, report, dissertation, portfolio, project
output, set exercise
PRACTICAL
Oral assessment and presentation, set exercise
50
50
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
Area examination board
Biology and Biomedical Sciences
External examiners
Name
Position and institution
Date appointed
Date tenure ends
Ms N Milner
Senior Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University
01/10/15
30/09/19
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Date of first approval
2011
Only complete where this is not the first version
Date of last revision
2012
Only complete where this is not the first version
Date of approval for this version
2013
Version number
3
Modules replaced
None
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Available as free-standing module?
Yes
No
1 Set exercises, which assess the application of knowledge or analytical, problem-solving or evaluative skills, are included
under the type of assessment most appropriate to the particular task.
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