Postgraduate Course: Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Introduction to Epidemiology [20 credits] MED5027/MED5433 (HEIN11061)
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 | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This is a placeholder course, designed to record marks for the University of Glasgow part of the programme, PRPHDISPME2F: Precision Medicine (PhD with Integrated Study). |
| Course description |
Please see [University of Glasgow] Introduction to Epidemiology MED5433 for Course Description.
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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 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
MED5027«br /»
Written examination (2 hours 15 minutes)«br /»
Coursework - this is an appraisal of epidemiological study (Max 1500 words).«br /»
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MED5433«br /»
An appraisal of an epidemiological study (Max 1,500 words) (50%)«br /»
1,500 approx word assignment integrating the learning from the literature analysis exercises (50%) |
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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 | Epidemiology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Susan Farrington
Tel: (0131) 332 2471
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Susan Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)51 7891
Email: |
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