HL20506: Epidemiology in public health
[Page last updated: 15 October 2020]
![]() | 2020/1 |
![]() | Department for Health |
![]() | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
![]() | 120 |
![]() | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
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![]() | CW 100% |
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![]() | Before taking this module you must take HL10499 |
Description: | Aims: To introduce students to key epidemiological and statistical concepts and methods used in public health practice and policymaking. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate: * Critical understanding of the history and theory of epidemiology. * Knowledge of measures of mortality and morbidity. * Ability to understand key statistical techniques used in public health and epidemiology. * Ability to interpret quantitative research underpinning public health policy interventions. Skills: Knowledge and understanding (taught, facilitated and assessed) Intellectual skills (facilitated and assessed) Analytical skills to interpret quantitative data (taught, facilitated and assessed) Mathematical/statistical skills (taught, facilitated and assessed) Written communications (facilitated and assessed) Problem solving (taught, facilitated and assessed) Work independently (facilitated) Time management and planning (facilitated). Content: Students will study: * The history and theory of epidemiology, including discussion of early cases, recent innovations in the field and key theoretical concepts. * Measures of disease occurrence (incidence, prevalence) and exposure effect (risk, rate and odds ratios and exposure response functions). * Epidemiological study designs, including cross-sectional, case-control, cohort, intervention and ecological studies, randomised control trials, meta-analyses and systematics reviews. * Statistical factors and techniques, such as bias and confounding, basic regression, analysis of subgroups and interaction, sample size calculations and causal inference. * Surveillance and the critical role of routine data collection to inform epidemiological studies, quality of data, response rates. * Contribution of epidemiology to health impact assessments (HIA). |
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HL20506 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department for Health
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