COURSE UNIT TITLE

: VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VET 4046 VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH COMPULSORY 1 0 0 2

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NURAY GAMZE YÖRÜK

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

Explain the role of veterinarians in public health
To give information about microbial, parasitic and viral agents of animal origin.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gains knowledge of veterinary public health practices.
2   Gains knowledge about zoonoses and their control.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The role of veterinarians in public health
2 Zoonoses
3 Protection from zoonoses
4 Food and waterborne bacterial diseases
5 Food and waterborne viral diseases
6 Food and waterborne parasitic diseases
7 Midterm
8 Diagnosis of diseases
9 Poisonings
10 Inspection in food establishments
11 Consideration in food production and sales places essential principles
12 European Union food legislation
13 European Union food legislation
14 Hazardous materials and wastes

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Dinçer, B. (1994). Veteriner Hekimliğinde Halk Sağlığı.Ankara, Teksir
2. Doğruer, Y. (2004). Halk Sağlığı, Konya , Selçuk Üniversitesi Basımevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Video, oral and written

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm, final

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The time specified in the course hour must be followed. Unethical behaviors that may occur in classes and exams will be acted upon within the framework of the relevant regulation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

PhD. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nuray Gamze YÖRÜK
University of Dokuz Eylül- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Cumhuriyet Mahallesi cami Sok.No:3 posta Kodu:35890
Kiraz -IZMIR
Telefon: 0(232) 572 35 30
e-mail: nuraygamze.yoruk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Group session 3 1 3
Student Presentations 4 1 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 4 4
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 41

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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