Department of Social and Environmental Medicine

Track 11: Social Medicine

M.Sc. (Trop. Med.) students who have passed all interdisciplinary courses offered in the first semester and Ph.D. (Trop. Med.) students who are accepted by the Department are required to take the following courses.

Core subjects for Track 11: Social Medicine

TMSE 501: Social Science Research Methodology

2(2-0)

Prerequisite: None

The subject consists of lectures and practices on the procedures and methods of social science investigations. Focus is placed on the types of social science research, designs, data collection from primary sources. Survey methods include interviews with questionnaire for individuals or groups or household settings. Questionnaire and other interviewing form designs, attitude, scales construction and principles of data processing and analysis methods are also provided.

TMSE 502: Applied Social Sciences in Tropical Medicine

2(2-0)

Prerequisite: None

The subject consists of lectures and group discussions on the concepts in social sciences and their relation to tropical diseases. The subject also familiarizes the participants with relation to tropical diseases. The subject also familiarizes the participants with knowledge of the issues, and methodology of medical sociology, medical anthropology, social epidemiology, and health economics used for conducting a research and controlling tropical diseases.

TMSE 503: Social Epidemiology

2(2-0)

Prerequisite : None

The subject consists of lectures and group discussions on epidemiological concepts and its research methods involving in social factors. This subject covers the basic methods in socio-epidemiological investigations of social, cultural and behavioral risk factors related to tropical diseases. Social risk factors and interaction assessment are also introduced.

TMSE 504: Current Problems in Medical Social Sciences

2(2-0)

Prerequisite : None

This subject consists of group discussions on selected controversies and current issues in medical social sciences, including socio-cultural impact of AIDS, drug resistance, and other public health problems. Searching of the problems and analyses are the main learning processes.

For a M.Sc. (Trop. Med.) student to fulfill program curriculum, at least 4 credits of free elective subjects (TMXX 5XX) are to be taken in addition to these core subjects. Free elective subjects can be chosen from the list of elective subjects provided elsewhere. Besides, additional 12 credits of Thesis are required.

Ph.D. (Trop. Med.) students who hold a Master degree and have completed core subjects mentioned above are required to take 4 credits of Special Topics (TMXX 6XX) and 36 credits of thesis to fulfill the degree requirements. It is recommended that the students take TMSE 601 under the supervision of their thesis advisor and another TMXX 6XX from the list of special topics.

For Ph.D. (Trop. Med.) students who hold a Bachelor degree and have completed core subjects of the Track, 6 credits of free elective subjects (TMXX 5XX) and at least 4 credits of special topics (TMXX 6XX) are required. They are also requested to take 48 credits of Ph.D. thesis.

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Track 12: Environmental Health

M.Sc. (Trop. Med.) students who have passed all interdisciplinary courses offered in the first semester and Ph.D. (Trop. Med.) students who are accepted by the Department are required to take the following courses.

Core subjects for Track 12: Environmental Health

TMSE 507: Fundamentals of Environmental Health

2(2-0)

Prerequisite : None

The subject consists of lectures and group discussions on the fundamental principles of environmental health. Actual and potential sources of contamination relating to the environment and health are studied in detail. Emphasis is placed on dangers arising from various contaminants and environmental problem solving is discussed in general.

TMSE 508: Environmental Epidemiology

2(2-0)

Prerequisite : TMSE 512 or equivalent subject

The subject consists of lectures, case studies, group workings and discussions on utilizing epidemiologic methodology assessing adverse health effects of environmental pollution with major objective to develop epidemiologic skills that could be applied to any specific environmental exposure or disease. The emphasis is on the perception that public health success requires collaboration among multidisciplinary areas particularly the translation of etiologic research and exposure assessment into environmental health policy and environmental pollution control programs.

TMSE 509: Environmental Management

2(1-2)

Prerequisite : None

The subject consists of lectures and practices on the principles of environmental management, including air, water, solid and hazardous wastes, and environmental monitoring. Laws relating to the environment, particularly with the environmental protection and the occupational safety and health are discussed. Understanding environmental health administration, policy and prevention and control strategies in tropical diseases are also covered.

TMSE 523: Environmental Health Impact Assessment

2(1-2)

Prerequisite : None

Principles of environmental impact and environmental health impact assessment caused by ecological changes, biological agents, hazardous wastes and toxic substances. Evaluation is placed on health hazard identification, prevalence, severity, dose response, risk characterization and quality of life. Case studies are reviewed and discussed in group.

For a M.Sc. (Trop. Med.) student to fulfill program curriculum, at least 4 credits of free elective subjects (TMXX 5XX) are to be taken in addition to these core subjects. Free elective subjects can be chosen from the list of elective subjects provided elsewhere. Besides, additional 12 credits of thesis are required.

Ph.D. (Trop. Med.) students who hold a Master degree and have completed core subjects mentioned above are required to take 4 credits of special topics (TMXX 6XX) and 36 credits of thesis to fulfill the degree requirements. It is recommended that the students take TMSE 605 and TMSE 606. However, students can chose any TMXX 6XX from the list of special topics.

For Ph.D. (Trop. Med.) students who hold a Bachelor degree and have completed core subjects of the Track, 6 credits of free elective subjects (TMXX 5XX) and at least 4 credits of special topics (TMXX 6XX) are required. They are also requested to take 48 credits of Ph.D. thesis.

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Track 14: Environmental Toxicology

M.Sc. (Trop. Med.) students who have passed all interdisciplinary courses offered in the first semester and Ph.D. (Trop. Med.) students who are accepted by the Department are required to take the following courses.

Core subjects for Track 14: Environmental Toxicology

TMSE 513: Environmental Toxicology

2(2-0)

Prerequisite : None

The subject consists of lectures on the origins and types of environmental and industrial toxicants both naturally occurring and those arising directly from human activities) which may have adverse effects on human health. Toxicokinetics and metabolism of such toxicants also included for a better understanding of mechanism and toxicity of the agents.

TMSE 514: Analysis and Research Methodology in Environmental Toxicology

2(1-2)

Prerequisite : None

The subject consists of lectures and laboratory practices for analysis and research in environmental toxicology. Procedures for sample collection (clinical and environmental), extraction and analysis of toxicants will be demonstrated and practiced. Techniques for analysis of toxicants will be covered using appropriate instruments, for examples; atomic abosrption spectrophotometry, gas chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Research techniques and statistics for environmental toxicology are also included.

TMSE 520: Risk Assessment in Environmental Toxicology

2(2-0)

Prerequisite : TMSE 513

The subject consists of lectures on risk assessment procedures for medically important environmental toxicants. Topics include hazard identification, dose-response relationships, exposure assessment and risk characterization. Mechanisms of systemic toxicity to target organs are also described to evaluate health hazards arising from such exposure.

TMSE 521: Hazardous Substances and Toxic Wastes

2(2-0)

Prerequisite : None

The subject consists of lectures on the definitions and classifications of hazardous substances, i.e. chemicals, radioactive materials, infectious and non-infectious wastes and various toxic wastes. In addition, the properties and dangers of such substances are studied as well as the management and practices for emergency situations involving hazardous substances.

For a M.Sc. (Trop. Med.) student to fulfill program curriculum, at least 4 credits of free elective subjects (TMXX 5XX) are to be taken in addition to these core subjects. Free elective subjects can be chosen from the list of elective subjects provided elsewhere. Besides, additional 12 credits of thesis are required.

Ph.D. (Trop. Med.) students who hold a Master degree and have completed core subjects mentioned above are required to take 4 credits of Special Topics (TMXX 6XX) and 36 credits of thesis to fulfill the degree requirements. It is recommended that the students take TMSE 602 and TMSE 603. However, students can chose any TMXX 6XX from the list of special topics.

For Ph.D. (Trop. Med.) students who hold a Bachelor degree and have completed core subjects of the Track, 6 credits of free elective subjects (TMXX 5XX) and at least 4 credits of special topics (TMXX 6XX) are required. They are also requested to take 48 credits of Ph.D. thesis.

Visit Bangkok School of Tropical Medicine for programme curriculum of M.Sc. (Trop. Med.) and Ph.D. (Trop. Med.) programmes.

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