DPT: Epidemiology (Online Learning) (PgDip) - 2 Years (Part-time) (PTPGDEPDEM1P)

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

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

Principles of Epidemiology and Statistics

Intermediate Epidemiology

Statistical Modelling for Epidemiology

Data analysis with R

Course options

Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods

Noncommunicable Disease in a Global Context

Migration and Health

Introduction to Global Mental Health

Introduction to data science in health and social care

Introduction to statistics in health and social care

Data visualisation: knowledge transfer

Health and social care delivery and organisation

Managing and leading data-driven innovation

Digital technologies in health and social care

Data standards and core technologies in health and social care

User-driven service design in health and social care

Data security and protection in health and social care

Introduction to databases and information systems

Entrepreneurship and data-driven innovation

Systems thinking

Big data analytics

Implementation science: putting evidence-based interventions into practice

Data Ethics in Health and Social Care

Foundations of software development in health and social care

Data Types and Structures in Python and R

Software Development

Principles of Clinical Trial Management

Monitoring and Audit (20 credit)

Clinical Trials in Special Populations (20 credit)

Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)

Pharmacovigilance

Introduction to Health Economics and Applied Health Economics

Ethical and Regulatory Considerations in Clinical Trials

Introduction to Randomised Controlled Trials and Medical Statistics

Trial Designs

Neuroimaging: Translational Imaging and Clinical Trials

The use and evolution of digital data analysis and collection tools

Engaging with Digital Research

Introduction to Health Promotion

Societies, Reproduction and Health

Introduction to Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology

Epidemiology for Public Health Practice

Systematic Reviews

Fundamentals of Health Economics

Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in a Global Context

Leadership and Management in Public Health

Public Policy for Health

Introduction to Public Health

Public health approaches to declining health, dying and bereavement

Governance and financial management for public health projects

Qualitative interviewing and data analysis for public health

Advanced Epidemiology

Advanced Statistics

Introduction to Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology

Innovative Approaches to Health Challenges Across Disciplines

Foundations of Nutritional Epidemiology

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

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.