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FDSC41050

Academic Year 2026/2027

One Health O/L (FDSC41050)

Subject:
Food Science
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Agriculture & Food Science
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Ajay Menon
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Online
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module aims at providing the broad view One Health from the perspective of food health and safety. This includes learning the fundamentals of One health as a concept, epidemiology, zoonoses, real world case studies, diagnostics and the future trends and challenges of One Health in the 21st century. The module will end with creating an appreciation for seeing One Health as a part of the greater global sustainable development framework.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of the module, the students should be able have a broad knowledge of One Health, zoonoses and epidemiology. A major outcome would be the ability to analyse information pertaining to major zoonoses of current importance, communicating ideas and conclusions effectively using the globally accepted "language" of one health and sustainability.

Indicative Module Content:

Phase 1: One Health Fundamentals
Lecture 1: One Health Initiative
Lecture 2: Introduction to Epidemiology
Lecture 3: Diagnostics and Methods
Lecture 4: Zoonoses
Phase 2: Case Studies
Lectures 5-9: Studying Zoonoses of particular importance in detail
Phase 2: One Health Future
Lecture 10: Anti Microbial Resistance
Lecture 11: Climate Change and One Health
Lecture 12: One Health Challenges and Future Perspectives

The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


 

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

26
Autonomous Student Learning

75
Lectures

24
Total

125

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module will mainly be delivered by online lectures, however there will be aspects of active and reflecting learning, critical and problem based thinking, and analytical report writing.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade Component repeat (in-module) Offered
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ3 Week 12 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
15
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): A final report to be submitted at the end of the semester Week 14 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
65
 No
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ1 Week 5 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
10
 No
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ2 Week 9 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
10
 No

As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.


Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

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