Study Programmes 2015-2016
SANT0741-3  
Epidemiology of Health determinants
Duration :
25h Th
Number of credits :
Master in public health (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Vincenzo Castronovo, Marc Cloes, Michèle Guillaume, Jacqueline Moreau, Patrick Papart, Nicolas Paquot, Jean Pauluis
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Introduction to epidemiology Introduction to the main determinants of health:
  • Physical activity
  • Nutrition
  • Psycho-social aspects of health
  • Environment
  • Addiction
  • Epigenetics
Learning outcomes of the course :
The course's main objective is to introduce a holistic dimension of health in the education of all students in public health. The environmental approach will be illustrated through the "determinants of health".
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
The course will call upon the students' professional experience.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The course will alternate between presentations and workshops. Students are also asked to complete assignments at home, and use resources available online.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face classes. The calendar of lecture classes will be given to students by the department of public health sciences.
Recommended or required readings :
An electronic version of the slides used during lecture classes will be made available to students on the MyULg online portal. Additional resources will be offered to students by each of the instructors.
Assessment methods and criteria :
The test includes an evaluation for each individual chapter of the course. The exam is written, and covers all of the material taught in the course's various chapters. The overall mark will be calculated based on the weighted average of the marks for each chapter, depending on how many classes were devoted to them. Success factors Only the overall mark will count to determine whether students have passed the exam. Students who fail must sit the entire exam again. No partial exemptions will be granted for certain chapters.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
For any questions relating to the course, please contact the secretary of Professor Guillaume
Phone : 04/366.45.44 
Département des Sciences de la Santé publique
Bât. B23, Département des Sciences de la Santé publique
Tour de Pathologie - Niveau 0
CHU - Sart Tilman
For any questions relating to a specific subject, please contact the professor concerned directly.