2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
CIVE5563M Environment and Health Management
30 creditsClass Size: 29
Module manager: Dr L A Fletcher
Email: l.a.fletcher@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2016/17
Module replaces
CIVE5561M Environmental MicrobiologyCIVE5590M International Environmental Impact AssessmentThis module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
On completion of this module students should:- Appreciate the value of microorganisms that exist and their classification;
- Understand how legislation is applied to protect the environment and health;
- Understand the role of engineers in designing and developing technologies to ensure legislatory compliance;
- Appreciate the important role of microorganisms in both causing pollution and remediation of these problems;
- Appreicate the impact of the indoor and outdoor environment on health;
- Be aware of the many environmentally related microbial infections (air, water, excreta);
- Understand the role of engineers in identifying and removing the cuases of environmentally related infections.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding of:
- The range of microorganisms that exist, how they are classified and their role in the environment;
- The legislation that is applied to protect the environment and health;
- Environmental Impact Assessment;
- Sources of aquatic pollution;
- Aerobiology and aerosol mechanics;
- Routes of infection transmission (waterborne, airborne, source-pathway-receptor);
- Environmental sampling;
- Control of infection through engineering interventions;
- Environmental classification of disease and in particular water and excreta related diseases;
- Modelling airborne health risks and quantitative microbial risk assessment.
SKILLS OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of the module, students would benefit from gaining valuable transferable skills such as: communication skills, creating problem solving, independent working, professionalism and team working. In addition to this they should have developed a range of specific skills such as data analysis and presentation, practical skills including environmental sampling and analysis and health risk modelling.
Skills outcomes
- Research skills
- Use of knowledge.
Syllabus
- European legislative framework for environmental management;
- Environmental Impact Assessment;
- Introduction to microbes of environmental importance, their classification and their role in the environment;
- Sources of aquatic pollution;
- Routes of infection transmission (waterborne, airborne, source-pathway-receptor);
- Aerobiology and aerosol mechanics;
- Environmental sampling;
- Techniques for the control of environmental contamination;
- Introduction to public health engineering;
- Environmental classification of disease;
- Water and excreta related diseases;
- Introduction to water supply and sanitation;
- Modelling health risks (QMRA);
- Airborne risk modelling.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Laboratory | 1 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| Workshop | 2 | 1.50 | 6.00 |
| Visit | 1 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| Consultation | 15 | 1.00 | 15.00 |
| Lecture | 22 | 2.00 | 44.00 |
| Seminar | 3 | 2.00 | 6.00 |
| Private study hours | 213.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 87.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300.00 | ||
Private study
Private study will consist of of reading and exam preparation.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
This is an intensive module with 10 days of teaching, five days of practicals and seminars and with 5 days for completion of coursework.The module is assessed through the submission of an individual essay together with a group presentation and group report.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Essay | 1500 word Individual essay | 35.00 |
| Presentation | Group Presentation | 15.00 |
| Report | Individual report | 50.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Single piece of coursework - extended essay worth 100%.
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 08/03/2016
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