Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Epidemiology (PUHR11032)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 10 | 
 
| Home subject area | Public Health Research | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/gradschool/index.htm | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | The course provides an introduction to key concepts, methods and topics in epidemiology.  The second hour is a tutorial each week with a mock exam. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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WebCT enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
		| Location | 
		Activity | 
		Description | 
		Weeks | 
		Monday | 
		Tuesday | 
		Wednesday | 
		Thursday | 
		Friday | 
	 
| Med And Vet | Lecture |  | 1-11 |  |  14:00 - 15:50 |  |  |  |  
| First Class | 
First class information not currently available |  
	| Additional information | 
	1 hour(s) per week for 11 week(s). | 
 
| Exam Information | 
 
    | Exam Diet | 
    Paper Name | 
    Hours:Minutes | 
    
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Introduction to Epidemiology | 2:00 |  |  |  
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| Knowledge of the role of epidemiology in public health research. Understanding of key epidemiological principles.  Understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different epidemiological methods, the links between them and how they can be employed to undertake research in Public Health | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| 2000 essay |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Keywords | Epidemiology, Public Health | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Sarah Wild 
Tel: (0131 6)51 1630 
Email:  | 
Course secretary | Ms Margaret Luttrell 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227 
Email:  | 
   
 
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