Postgraduate Course: Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Introduction to Epidemiology [20 credits] MED5027/MED5433 (HEIN11061)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh Medical School	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.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Flexible
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	MED5027«br /» Written examination (2 hours 15 minutes)«br /» Coursework - this is an appraisal of epidemiological study (Max 1500 words).«br /» «br /» 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.