Overview
Disease prevention plays a vital role in improving international health and welfare, including areas such as human rights, justice, and gender equality.
This Infectious Disease Control unique one-year Master’s in Infectious Disease Control at Södertörn University focuses on the prevention and control of old, new and emerging diseases, spanning the medical, environmental, health science and socioeconomic aspects of infectious disease control.
Learning outcomes
You will examine the biological mechanisms behind infectious diseases from a global perspective, focusing on prevention, diagnostics, and therapy, as well as analyzing local and global societal and environmental factors and the role of climate change in the emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases.
One consequence of globalization is that events in one part of the world can have a rapid impact on multiple global locations. The emergence of epidemics is a growing and potentially a worldwide problem, especially for developing countries that have limited resources.
This degree therefore also examines how human rights, justice, and gender equality are central issues in the control and spread of disease, affecting areas such as the production and equal distribution of vaccines and antiviral HIV therapy.
Studying this programme will bring increased awareness of all aspects of sustainable development, as well as skills that are valuable for decision-making in all areas of your life and as a world citizen.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Infectious disease control in changing the environment
- Statistic data analysis in infectious disease control
- Medical geography
- Infectious disease epidemiology
- Scientific methods in infectious disease control
- Degree project in infectious disease control
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Credits
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Disciplines
Public Health Human Medicine View 11 other Masters in Human Medicine in SwedenAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- A Bachelor´s degree
- Copy of your passport
- Letter of motivation
- Letter of recommendation from a university level professor or academic adviser
- A motivation letter in English
- Certificates from student activities that provide extra points
Tuition Fee
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International
11033 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 11033 EUR per year and a duration of 12 months. -
EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 0 EUR per year and a duration of 12 months.
- SEK 120,000 per academic year
Funding
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