Epidemiology
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 6
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn
- Course code
- INTH302
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
Objective:
This course provides an introduction to epidemiology
Content
The course includes the following main themes:
- Measures of disease occurrence and associations between exposure and disease
- Epidemiologic study designs
- Evaluation and interpretation of results from epidemiological studies.
- Bias. Confounding
- Planning an epidemiologic study
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
The student is able to:
- describe basic epidemiological concepts and epidemiological study designs
- discuss how bias and confounding may influence research results
- discuss causality in epidemiological studies
Skills
The student is able to:
- plan an epidemiologic study, under supervision
- measure disease occurrence
- measure risk associations
- recognize how confounders are accounted for in analysis
- justify and explain choices of different epidemiological research designs
General competence
The student is able to critically evaluate and interpret results from epidemiological research presented in scientific and popular media
Full-time/Part-time
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching Methods and Extent of Organized Teaching
Each day has a mixture of lectures and practical sessions, with group work or individual work on specific assignments and the use of the computer laboratory for practical examples. The lectures are interactive, and course participants are encouraged to ask questions and discuss during all sessions. Scientific papers will be handed out for reading, group work and presentations/discussions in plenary together with the course facilitators/lecturers.
Total student investment time: 135 hours
15 hours pre-course preparation
40 hours interactive lectures
40 hours for individual and group assignments (26 hours supervised)
40 hours individual reading
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Active participation in group work.
The student must pass 8 quizzes.