Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Epidemiology (PUHR11032)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course introduces approaches to describing and comparing the distribution and determinants of factors related to health within and between populations in the context of public health practice, research and policy. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2016/17, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
| Course Start Date |
19/09/2016 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 11,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
76 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
2500 word essay |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
To introduce students to measures of health and disease and their comparison across populations and how possible associations between exposures/ risk factors and disease outcomes are investigated.
Understanding of strengths and weaknesses of routine population health and disability data and their summary measures.
Understanding of design, analysis and interpretation of epidemiological studies in the context of public health practice, research and policy.
Understanding of sources of error and ability to critically appraise epidemiological studies.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/education/mph/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
1 hour(s) per week for 11 week(s). |
| Keywords | Epidemiology, Public Health |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sarah Wild
Tel: (0131 6)51 1630
Email: Sarah.Wild@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stuart Mallen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
Email: Stuart.Mallen@ed.ac.uk |
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