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Degree Programme Table: Epidemiology (Online Learning) (MSc) - 3 Years (Part-time) (PTMSCEPDEM1P)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: September

Notes:
Year 1 has four compulsory courses, plus one elective 10-credit course.

Please note that the delivery of elective courses is subject to demand and availability.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Principles of Epidemiology and Statistics
PUHR11105 20 credits
Intermediate Epidemiology
PUHR11067 10 credits
Statistical Modelling for Epidemiology
PUHR11064 10 credits
Data analysis with R
PUHR11103 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 10 credits in this group.

Epidemiology programme electives

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
GLHE11017 10 credits
Noncommunicable Disease in a Global Context
GLHE11065 10 credits
Migration and Health
GLHE11080 10 credits
Introduction to Global Mental Health
GLHE11087 10 credits
Introduction to data science in health and social care
HEIN11037 20 credits
Introduction to statistics in health and social care
HEIN11039 10 credits
Data visualisation: knowledge transfer
HEIN11040 10 credits
Health and social care delivery and organisation
HEIN11041 10 credits
Managing and leading data-driven innovation
HEIN11042 10 credits
Digital technologies in health and social care
HEIN11043 10 credits
Data standards and core technologies in health and social care
HEIN11044 10 credits
User-driven service design in health and social care
HEIN11046 10 credits
Data security and protection in health and social care
HEIN11047 10 credits
Introduction to databases and information systems
HEIN11048 10 credits
Entrepreneurship and data-driven innovation
HEIN11049 10 credits
Systems thinking
HEIN11054 10 credits
Big data analytics
HEIN11055 10 credits
Implementation science: putting evidence-based interventions into practice
HEIN11056 10 credits
Data Ethics in Health and Social Care
HEIN11059 10 credits
Foundations of software development in health and social care
HEIN11066 10 credits
Data Types and Structures in Python and R
HEIN11068 10 credits
Software Development
INFD11017 10 credits
Principles of Clinical Trial Management
MCLM11020 20 credits
Monitoring and Audit (20 credit)
MCLM11021 20 credits
Clinical Trials in Special Populations (20 credit)
MCLM11023 20 credits
Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)
MCLM11027 20 credits
Pharmacovigilance
MCLM11054 20 credits
Introduction to Health Economics and Applied Health Economics
MCLM11072 20 credits
Ethical and Regulatory Considerations in Clinical Trials
MCLM11078 20 credits
Introduction to Randomised Controlled Trials and Medical Statistics
MCLM11079 20 credits
Trial Designs
MCLM11080 20 credits
Neuroimaging: Translational Imaging and Clinical Trials
NEME11038 10 credits
The use and evolution of digital data analysis and collection tools
PGSP11388 10 credits
Engaging with Digital Research
PGSP11401 10 credits
Introduction to Health Promotion
PUHR11058 10 credits
Societies, Reproduction and Health
PUHR11065 10 credits
Introduction to Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
PUHR11066 10 credits
Epidemiology for Public Health Practice
PUHR11068 10 credits
Systematic Reviews
PUHR11069 10 credits
Fundamentals of Health Economics
PUHR11073 10 credits
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in a Global Context
PUHR11076 10 credits
Leadership and Management in Public Health
PUHR11079 10 credits
Public Policy for Health
PUHR11081 10 credits
Introduction to Public Health
PUHR11082 10 credits
Public health approaches to declining health, dying and bereavement
PUHR11083 10 credits
Governance and financial management for public health projects
PUHR11087 10 credits
Qualitative interviewing and data analysis for public health
PUHR11088 10 credits
Advanced Epidemiology
PUHR11112 10 credits
Advanced Statistics
PUHR11116 10 credits
Introduction to Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology
PUHR11117 10 credits
Innovative Approaches to Health Challenges Across Disciplines
VESC11224 10 credits
Foundations of Nutritional Epidemiology
VESC11264 10 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: September

Notes:
Year 2 has two compulsory courses, plus 40 credits of elective courses.

Please note that the delivery of elective courses is subject to demand and availability.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
PUHR11113 10 credits
Research Design for Epidemiology
PUHR11118 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Epidemiology programme electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
GLHE11017 10 credits
Noncommunicable Disease in a Global Context
GLHE11065 10 credits
Migration and Health
GLHE11080 10 credits
Introduction to Global Mental Health
GLHE11087 10 credits
Introduction to data science in health and social care
HEIN11037 20 credits
Introduction to statistics in health and social care
HEIN11039 10 credits
Data visualisation: knowledge transfer
HEIN11040 10 credits
Health and social care delivery and organisation
HEIN11041 10 credits
Managing and leading data-driven innovation
HEIN11042 10 credits
Digital technologies in health and social care
HEIN11043 10 credits
Data standards and core technologies in health and social care
HEIN11044 10 credits
User-driven service design in health and social care
HEIN11046 10 credits
Data security and protection in health and social care
HEIN11047 10 credits
Introduction to databases and information systems
HEIN11048 10 credits
Entrepreneurship and data-driven innovation
HEIN11049 10 credits
Systems thinking
HEIN11054 10 credits
Big data analytics
HEIN11055 10 credits
Implementation science: putting evidence-based interventions into practice
HEIN11056 10 credits
Data Ethics in Health and Social Care
HEIN11059 10 credits
Foundations of software development in health and social care
HEIN11066 10 credits
Data Types and Structures in Python and R
HEIN11068 10 credits
Software Development
INFD11017 10 credits
Principles of Clinical Trial Management
MCLM11020 20 credits
Monitoring and Audit (20 credit)
MCLM11021 20 credits
Clinical Trials in Special Populations (20 credit)
MCLM11023 20 credits
Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)
MCLM11027 20 credits
Pharmacovigilance
MCLM11054 20 credits
Introduction to Health Economics and Applied Health Economics
MCLM11072 20 credits
Ethical and Regulatory Considerations in Clinical Trials
MCLM11078 20 credits
Introduction to Randomised Controlled Trials and Medical Statistics
MCLM11079 20 credits
Trial Designs
MCLM11080 20 credits
Neuroimaging: Translational Imaging and Clinical Trials
NEME11038 10 credits
The use and evolution of digital data analysis and collection tools
PGSP11388 10 credits
Engaging with Digital Research
PGSP11401 10 credits
Introduction to Health Promotion
PUHR11058 10 credits
Societies, Reproduction and Health
PUHR11065 10 credits
Introduction to Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
PUHR11066 10 credits
Epidemiology for Public Health Practice
PUHR11068 10 credits
Systematic Reviews
PUHR11069 10 credits
Fundamentals of Health Economics
PUHR11073 10 credits
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in a Global Context
PUHR11076 10 credits
Leadership and Management in Public Health
PUHR11079 10 credits
Public Policy for Health
PUHR11081 10 credits
Introduction to Public Health
PUHR11082 10 credits
Public health approaches to declining health, dying and bereavement
PUHR11083 10 credits
Governance and financial management for public health projects
PUHR11087 10 credits
Qualitative interviewing and data analysis for public health
PUHR11088 10 credits
Advanced Epidemiology
PUHR11112 10 credits
Advanced Statistics
PUHR11116 10 credits
Introduction to Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology
PUHR11117 10 credits
Innovative Approaches to Health Challenges Across Disciplines
VESC11224 10 credits
Foundations of Nutritional Epidemiology
VESC11264 10 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation (MSc Epidemiology)
PUHR11119 60 credits
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