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PCS-40034 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 15 December 2025

PCS-40034 - MPH - Control of Communicable Disease and Environmental Hazards
Coordinator: Ross Wilkie Room: MSPC1.74 Tel: +44 1782 7 34845
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

This 15-credit module focuses on the management of communicable disease and environmental hazards with a focus on protecting populations. Within the module, there will be a focus on key communicable diseases that challenge population health globally. Building on Health Protection function of Public Health module, this module will develop knowledge and skills you can use to contribute to the management of outbreaks.

Aims
This aim of this module is to build on the basic concepts students were introduced to in the Health Protection Function of Public Health (PCS-40028) module. This module will focus on developing the ability of students to respond to outbreaks (either due to a communicable disease or environmental hazard).

Intended Learning Outcomes

critically evaluate outbreak management for a range of communicable diseases and environmental hazards: 1
critically analyse the key threats in travel and migrant health, applying basic principles in the prevention of travel associated diseases: 1
critically discuss approaches for the long term management of communicable disease and environmental hazards: 1

Study hours

Lectures/workshops 36 hours and include practical sessions, lectures, workshops, small group work, case based discussions and critical appraisal sessions on scientific literature
114 hours of independent self-study broken down as follows:
60 hours - background reading, reviewing given material, private study, preparation for online and in-person activities (this includes the materials provided for asynchronous study)

54 hours – completion of summative and formative assessments.

School Rules

Completion of module Health Protection Function of Public Health (PCS-40028)

Description of Module Assessment

1: Presentation weighted 100%
Present on an outbreak of infectious or communicable disease or an incident involving an environmental hazard


The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 15 December 2025