Postgraduate Course: Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Introduction to Epidemiology MED5027 (HEIN11051)
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 is a placeholder course, designed to record marks for the University of Glasgow part of the programme, PRPHDISPME1F: Precision Medicine (PhD with Integrated Study). |
| Course description |
Please see [University of Glasgow] Introduction to Epidemiology MED5027 for Course Description.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Discuss and critically evaluate the role of epidemiology in public health practice.
- Define and critically analyse measures of frequency of health events and determinants of health
- Critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different epidemiological study designs.
- Describe the process of screening and critically evaluate its assessment.
- Critically evaluate whether observed associations are likely to be due to bias, confounding or real, or whether they are causal.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Susan Farrington
Tel: (0131) 332 2471
Email: Susan.Farrington@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Maree Hardie
Tel:
Email: maree.hardie@ed.ac.uk |
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