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| Module Availability |
Autumn Semester |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Components of Assessment
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Method(s)
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Weighting
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Examination
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written 2-hour paper
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80%
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Coursework
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20%
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Qualifying Condition(s)
An overall mark of 50% is required to pass the module. |
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| Module Overview |
| This module aims to develop the participants’ knowledge of key concepts in environmental health as they apply to water quality management and control. This will be done by providing training in the principles and methods required for monitoring, managing and preventing health problems related to the water cycle in both the developed and developing world. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
A knowledge of applied chemistry and microbiology to Level HE3 or module ENGM055 |
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| Module Aims |
· To develop the participants’ knowledge of key concepts in environmental health as they apply to water quality management and control
· To provide a theoretical and practical training in the principles and methods required for monitoring, managing and preventing health problems related to the water cycle.
· To ensure that the students have access to, and a good knowledge of, the key reference publications related to the water-related diseases
To compare and contrast the public health/water supply issues in the developed and developing world |
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| Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:
advise water and public health organisations on managing water resources, water supplies and sanitation to minimise health risks |
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| Module Content |
Water-related diseases: concepts in applied ecology for the prevention of disease
Epidemiology of waterborne disease
Pathogens: bacteria, viruses and parasites
Water quality control and surveillance: principles and practice
Isolation of sanitary indictor bacteria (practical methods)
Identification of bacteria (practical methods)
Sanitary bacteriology (practical methods)
Chemical hazards: toxic organics and inorganics; their recovery from environmental samples |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
30 hrs lectures, supported by 9 hrs practical/laboratory work from the ENGM055 module, 30 hrs assignment work, 2 hrs examination and 79 hrs independent learning.
Total student learning time 150 hours. |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
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Environmental Health Engineering in the Tropics, Cairncross & Feachem
Required reading
Environmental Health Engineering in the Tropics, Cairncross & Feachem
Recommended background reading
A comprehensive list of textbooks and journals is available at the Centre for Environmental Health Engineering (CEHE). |
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| Last Updated |
05/10/2009 |
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