GENERAL INFORMATION
  • Name of course :
    COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND GLOBAL HEALTH
  • Qualification awarded:
    Curs Superior Universitari (Degree Universitat Barcelona)
  • Number of credits:
    3,00
  • Centre responsible :
    Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Length of course (in academic years):
    1
  • Mode of delivery (face-to-face/ blended/ distance):
    Face-to-face
MANAGEMENT:

  • Casamitjana Badia, Núria

  • Letang , Emili

RECOMMENDED APPLICANT PROFILES AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Postgraduate students or professionals with an interest in infectious or communicable diseases in the context of international and global health.

ADMISSION FOR APPLICANTS NOT HOLDING A DEGREE QUALIFICATION:

The course is also open to students with no prior university education, who will acquire the same knowledge and skills and receive a specific qualification for their learner group. Information on the access requirements and other conditions can be obtained from the course directors.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

- To gain broad knowledge of infections diseases, with a particular interest in clinical practice in low- and medium-income countries.
- To focus in particular on etiology, identification of clinical aspects, the use of diagnostic techniques, and case management.

The course is centred on the infectious diseases that cause the greatest disease burden worldwide, or that represent considerable challenges for the global health community.

FURTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST
  • Enrolment fee:
    • 480,00 €
    • An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee
  • In-company placement(s):
    No
  • Date on which pre-enrolment begins:
    2/1/2018
  • Date on which pre-enrolment ends:
    5/15/2018
  • Classes begin:
    5/16/2018
FACULTY OR SCHOOL WHERE THE COURSE IS TAUGHT
  • Name of individual or institution:
    Facultat Medicina
  • Address:
    C/ Casanova 143
    08036 Barcelona
    Espanya
  • Email address:
    formacion@isglobal.org
  • Webpage:
    http://www.isglobal.org
  • Telephone:
    +34 932 271 814
  • Fax:
    +34 932 271 821
  • Observations:
    From Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (office hours).
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES
  • Name of individual or institution:
    Nuria Casamitjana Badia
  • Address:
    C/ Rosselló 132
    08036 Barcelona
    Espanya
  • Email address:
    formacion@isglobal.org
  • Webpage:
    http://www.isglobal.org
  • Telephone:
    34 932 271 814
  • Fax:
    34 932 271 821
  • Observations:
    From Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (office hours).