Courses in Applied Epidemiology
Courses in Applied Epidemiology
The Applied Epidemiology consists of autonomous units providing more detailed insight on the practice of epidemiological research in various areas.
Please note: you choose three out of four courses which allow you to gain 6 ECTS in total.
Prerequisites: basic knowledge in epidemiology
If you are interested, you can download a booking form from the student cloud which you fill in and submit to the MSc team.
Detailed information about the courses can be obtained from the MSc team, msc@ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de
Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
The course covers various topics in the field of infectious diseases and their epidemiology. It helps to understand the principles, provides the knowledge of emerging and re-emerging of infectious diseases, disease control and preventing strategies as well as basic competencies in outbreak strategies. In addition, students gain first hand insight into the field by meeting the experts and are confronted with the various challenges in the field.
ECTS: 2
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge in epidemiology
Type of examination: Written exam
Course coordinator: Dr. Ursula Schlipköter
When: Winter Semester (Jan/Feb)
Registration: see abovenach oben
Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases
The course provides knowledge on a wide range of selected topics within the field of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) epidemiology, including pathophysiology of disease, trends in morbidity and mortality and etiologic models for CVD. The discussed themes cover also the descriptive and genetic epidemiology of CVD with focus on identification and analysis of behavioural risk factors as well as prevention strategies. The theoretical knowledge is supported by overview of major historical and current studies in CVD epidemiology.
ECTS: 2
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge in epidemiology
Type of examination: Written exam
Course coordinator: Prof. Barbara Thorand
When: Winter Semester (Jan/Feb)
Seminars – Students are provided with theoretical knowledge about the course topics. In addition, all students have to give a presentation on selected topic.
Registration: see abovenach oben
Pharmacoepidemiology
During the course students will become familiar with drug utilization research and various aspects of drug prescription – from parameters, through physicians habits, to patient compliance. Other topics to be covered are quality assurance, adverse drug reactions and reporting systems. In addition, the course provides knowledge on pharmacovigilance, analysis of causality as well as legal framework and international situation in the field.
ECTS: 2
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge in epidemiology
Type of examination: Written exam
Course coordinator: Dr. Frank Andersohn and Dr. Tania Schink
When: Winter Semester (February)
Registration: see abovenach oben
Cancer Epidemiology
The course concentrates on descriptive epidemiology of cancer and relevant aspects of cancer biology, prevention, detection, and therapies. Other important aspects of this course are methods of documentation as well as different levels of cancer analysis.
ECTS: 2
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge in epidemiology
Type of examination: Written exam
Course coordinator: Prof. Dr. Jutta Engel
When: Winter Semester (Feb)
Registration: see above