Code: | OPT184 | Acronym: | ACS |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Medicine |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Departamento de Patologia |
Course/CS Responsible: | Integrated Master in Medicine |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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MIMED | 10 | Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular) | 5 | - | 3 | 28 | 81 |
A need for a better understanding of the relation between the environment and health in cities as arisen with the growing urbanization.
The content of the present curricular unit was structured to include all aspects characterizing exposure, biodiversity and IAQ underlying eventual manifestations of symptoms and diseases associated with the built environment, as well as the state of the art of the environmental parameters, diagnosis of exposure-related diseases, and prevention and reactive intervention mechanisms.
The goals of the curricular unit are aligned with the objectives defined by the United Nations for 2030, in the “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” documentation, namely referring to goal no 3 – “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages” – and goal no 11 – “Make cities and human sttlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”.
The content of the present curricular unit was chosen and structured in order for students to understand how human behaviors, building characteristics, urbanization and green spaces, associate with indoor air quality (IAQ) and public health.
Students should obtain knowledge and competences in the following areas: i) Advanced knowledge on environmental exposure, the mechanisms of biodiversity on immunomodulation, built environment and IAQ; ii) Access to biodiversity, ambient pollution exposure and associated diseases; iii) know how to identify sick building syndrome and IAQ-associated diseases and exacerbations; iv) IAQ parameters; v) preventive and risk behaviors in the built environment; vi) hands-on assessment of the built environment and identification of consequent clinical occurrences in the occupants.
The following syllabus will be applied, with the goal of providing students with the knowledge, practices and necessary attitudes for the comprehension of the built and urban environment structural parameters that influence air quality and human health, as well as the identification of symptoms and associated diseases:
Basic science and legislation (seminars):
Practical work (tutorials and problem solving):
Designation | Weight (%) |
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Participação presencial | 30,00 |
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico | 10,00 |
Exame | 50,00 |
Trabalho de campo | 10,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Designation | Time (hours) |
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Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico | 4,00 |
Estudo autónomo | 53,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 22,00 |
Trabalho de campo | 2,00 |
Total: | 81,00 |
Students who obtain a rating lower than 10 in criterion B do not fulfill the minimum conditions.
Criterion A (50%): 50 multiple answer questions exam.
Criterion B (50%): Evaluation sheets distributed throughout the seminars.