Epidemiology
Study facts
| Course code | INTH302 |
| ECTS credits | 6 |
| Teaching begins | Autumn |
| Number of semesters | 1 |
| Teaching language | English |
| Study level | Postgraduate Courses |
| Resources | |
| Belongs to | Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care |
Contact
Contact Information
Centre for International Health
Tel: 55588560; e-mail: studie.cih@uib.no
Aim and Content
Definitions and concepts
- Measures of disease occurrence and associations between exposure and disease
- Epidemiologic study design
- Evaluation of results from epidemiological studies. - Bias. Confounding
- Planning an epidemiologic study
- Field trials
- Demography
- Clinical epidemiology
Learning Outcomes
- To understand the main principles of epidemiological research
- To plan an epidemiologic study
- To assess different research design
- To interpret results from epidemiological studies
Course offered (semester)
Autumn
Course Unit Level
Master and PhD
Access to the Course Unit
Open to all registered students at Master and/or PhD level at the University of Bergen.
Pre-requirements
Minimum a good Bachelor or equivalent, according to the requirements for the Master programme.
Compulsory Requirements
Participation in lectures and group work (requirement 80 % attendance).
Assessment methods
Written test.
Grading Scale
Pass/Fail
Grading Scale
Grading scale A-F
Place of Teaching
Centre for International Health, University of Bergen.
Course Unit Evaluation
Online evaluation (My Space).