Module Identifier
EA30810
Module Title
WATER QUALITY AND HEALTH
Academic Year
2008/2009
Co-ordinator
Professor David Kay
Semester
Intended for use in future years

Course Delivery

Delivery Type Delivery length / details
Lecture 15 Hours.
Seminars / Tutorials 5 Hours. 5 Hours of Simulated Public Enquiry
 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment Proof of evidence and presentational materials for public enquiry and individual summary report, approximately 2,500 word equivalent.  Course Work:  25%
Semester Exam 2 Hours   2 hour written examination.   75%
Supplementary Assessment Resit examinations: 2 hour written examination 75%, In-course assessment marks to be carried forward. 

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:-

Aims

To introduce students to the Scientific investigation of the interaction between water quality and health of the exposed population. This introductory module seeks to provide students with a grounding in how environmental factors affect public health. It commences with an introduction to the available epidemiological methods and approaches which have been used to define the linkage between environmental contamination and its public health impacts. A series of case studies are then examined to illustrate the strength of this linkage and its scientific foundations.

Content


Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6