Postgraduate Course: Extended Epidemiology (PUHR11036)
Course Outline
| School | School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Public Health Research |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/education/mph/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course reviews issues in epidemiological study
design, analysis and interpretation including standardisation, effect modification, measurement error, regression dilution bias, limitations of routine data, power and sample size, scales and the role of multi-variable analyses in epidemiology, with references to specific study designs (e.g. migrant studies, twin studies, life course epidemiology) and disease areas (cancer, cardiovascular disease, communicable disease) and the epidemiologic transition. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | English Language Requirements IELTS 7.0 |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Block 3 (Sem 2), Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
&·Knowledge of how to identify the appropriate study design to answer a public health research question.
&·Understanding of the concepts of epidemiological study design and analysis. The skills to critically appraise epidemiological studies.
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Assessment Information
| An assignment in the form of a critical appraisal of the design, analysis and interpretation of an epidemiological study and a study design exercise will be used for the assessment. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | epidemiology, effect modification, measurement error, regression dilution bias, limitations of routi |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Igor Rudan
Tel: (0131 6)50 3042
Email: igor.rudan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stuart Mallen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
Email: Stuart.Mallen@ed.ac.uk |
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