Study Programmes 2016-2017
EPID0750-2  
Complement of epidemiology
Duration :
10h Th, 30h SEM
Number of credits :
Master in public health (120 ECTS)5
University certificate in clinical epidemiology and healthcare economics5
Lecturer :
Charlotte Beaudart, Olivier Bruyère, Fanny Buckinx, Jean-Yves Reginster, Justine Slomian
Coordinator :
N...
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
Learning unit contents :
- Recall of the basis of epidemiology. - Identify, describe, quantify in field epidemiology. - Analyse, understand and interpret epidemiological data. - Measure the subjectivity in Health. - Causality in epidemiology. - Seminars outside the institution.
 
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
This course will enable students to acquire knowledge and skills to implement, in the field, increasingly sophisticated methods and tools aimed at addressing increasingly complex phenomena of Public Health, yet requiring often increasingly fast decisions and management. Upon completion of this course, students will understand the reasoning and epidemiological methodology applied in the field.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Ex cathedra course and individual work
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face to face
Recommended or required readings :
Lecture notes will be available via "myULg"
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written report
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
For the examination procedures, please refer to the official rules available on the University website.
Contacts :
Professors Jean-Yves REGINSTER and Olivier BRUYÈRE Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics CHU SART-TILMAN Bât. B23 Tél. : +32 4 366 29 26 - Fax : +32 4 366 25 96 E-mail : episp@ulg.ac.be Secretary: Vanessa STRAUVEN