Tropical Course |
(This course is held in German)
The General Tropical Course (ATK) is a 8 weeks course preparing course participants for their every day life and work in countries which suffer from severe poverty. The course transmits knowledge and an understanding on the global and local economic conditions, on the ecological, geographical, social and cultural variety and on the health and disease conditions of tropical and subtropical countries.
The course is divided in 2 modules:
- The General Module (4 weeks) focuses on economical, ecological, geographical and socio-cultural conditions of tropical and subtropical countries, while -
- The Biomedical Module (4 weeks) introduces specific health and disease aspects of these areas.
The General Tropical Course is a continuous education course accredited by the University of Basel. The course language is German.
The Swiss TPH also contributes to a series of 1-day preparation courses run by the foundation "cinfo" for people going to work in the tropics (see continuous education).
Course 2013
- General Module: 16th September - 11th October 2013
- Biomedical Module: 14th October - 8th November 2013
Course 2014
- General Module: 15th September - 10th October 2014
- Biomedical Module: 13th October - 7th November 2014