2017-2018 / EPID0750-2

Complement of epidemiology

Duration

10h Th, 30h SEM

Number of credits

 Master in public health (120 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Charlotte Beaudart, Olivier Bruyère, Jean-Yves Reginster

Coordinator

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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 work and oral defense

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