SINM12006U Water Supply and Sanitation in Emergencies
Master's Programme in Disaster Management
The course will be divided into five main clusters
- Anthropological assessment approaches in emergency situations
- Health and disease transmission in emergency settings
- Technical and theoretical aspects of water and sanitation
- Practical aspects of water and sanitation
- Case study and exam where the participants will apply knowledge and skills acquired during the course
By the end of the course participants will have a comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge of water and sanitation in the different phases of emergencies, including disease prevention and preparedness...
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- Knowledge
Demonstrate knowledge on Water and sanitation issues in different settings and accepted approaches/guidelines to deal with them;
- Skills
Analyze and apply this knowledge to assess and prioritize the water and sanitation needs for a population in emergency situations in a variety of practical settings, adjusting to time and resources available;
- Competences
Design and develop appropriate water and sanitation strategies for taking appropriate measures to avoid disease outbreak situations in emergency situations
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 4
- Lectures
- 60
- Practical exercises
- 45
- Preparation
- 29
- Total
- 138
International Health:
http://www.mih.ku.dk/admission/
Disaster
Management: http://www.mdma.ku.dk/admission/
- Credit
- 5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 4 hours under invigilation---
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
More than one internal examiner
- Exam period
- See Examplan
Criteria for exam assesment
To achieve the maximum grade of 12, the student shall be able to:
- Demonstrate a comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge of water and sanitation in the different phases of emergencies, including disease prevention and preparedness
- Assess and prioritize the water and sanitation needs for a population in emergency situations
- Identify, critically analyse and plan according to appropriate
measures in disease outbreak control in relation to water and
sanitation.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SINM12006U
- Credit
- 5 ECTS
- Level
- Part Time Master
- Duration
- Three to four weeks
- Placement
- Block 4
- Schedule
- Full time lectures and exercises, including a few days of individual or group study.
- Course capacity
- 12-40 participants
- Continuing and further education
- Price
18.500/25.000 DKK
- Study board
- Study Board for International Health
Contracting department
- Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology
Course responsibles
- Peter Kjær Mackie Jensen (6-776b6d75736f4a7d7f786e38757f386e75)