SFOK09103U Infectious Disease Epidemiology
MSc in Public Health Science - elective course
The course will provide students with insight into infectious disease epidemiology, with a strong focus on Denmark. In the course we will discuss:
- Frequency and association measures in infectious disease epidemiology
- Infectious diseases in Denmark
- Surveillance of infectious diseases in Denmark
- Infectious disease outbreaks in Denmark
- Statistical analysis of infectious disease data
- Vaccination schedules in Denmark
At the end of the course the student should:
Knowledge
- Have basic knowledge about frequent infectious diseases in Denmark
- Be familiar with epidemiologic concepts related to infectious diseases
Skills
- Be able to calculate relevant frequency and association measures
- Be familiar with pitfalls in statistical analysis of infectious disease data
- Be familiar with management of infectious disease outbreaks in Denmark
- Be familiar with the Danish vaccination program
- Be familiar with preparedness and infection control in Denmark
Competencies
- Contribute to handling of real-life infectious disease outbreaks
- Contribute to setting up infectious disease preparedness systems
Students must have passed Public Health Science BSc courses 'Epidemiologi 1' and 'Epidemiologi 2' as well as the course BSc course in 'Statistik' or equivalent courses in total 10 ECTS of epidemiology at BSc level and 10 ECTS of statistics at BSc level
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 40
- Preparation
- 235
- Exam
- 10
- Total
- 285
Oral feedback will be given during the course. After ended exam, students can get feedback on the result by contacting the course responsible.
Open for credit transfer students. Apply here:
A limited number of slots are available for credit transfer students.
- Credit
- 10 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 4 hours under invigilation
- Type of assessment details
- 4 hour written examination.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
There is access to the following at the exam at KU's exam venue:
- R – Statistical programme
- Digital Notes (It is allowed to upload notes for the ITX exam
via digital exam. You will find a link to this feature from your
exam in Digital Exam).
Find more information about written on-site exams in the exam rooms, incl. information about standard programs on the exam PCs at KUnet
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
- Exam period
- Re-exam
Criteria for exam assesment
At the end of the course the student should:
Knowledge
- Have basic knowledge about frequent infectious diseases in Denmark
- Be familiar with epidemiologic concepts related to infectious diseases
Skills
- Be able to calculate relevant frequency and association measures
- Be familiar with pitfalls in statistical analysis of infectious disease data
- Be familiar with management of infectious disease outbreaks in Denmark
- Be familiar with the Danish vaccination program
- Be familiar with preparedness and infection control in Denmark
Competencies
- Contribute to handling of real-life infectious disease outbreaks
- Contribute to setting up infectious disease preparedness systems
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SFOK09103U
- Credit
- 10 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- See the Schedule in syllabus.
- Course capacity
- 35 students
Study board
- The Study Board for Public Health Science and Global Health
Contracting department
- Department of Public Health
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Samir Bhatt (11-7b6975717a366a70697c7c487b7d766c36737d366c73)