Our programme structure

You will take five core courses:

• Introduction to Epidemiology & Statistics
• Data Analysis with R
• Intermediate Epidemiology
• Epidemiology for Public Health Practice
• Statistical Modelling for Epidemiology

More information about our core courses

You will take two new core courses:

• Infectious Disease Epidemiology
• Research Design for Epidemiology

In the second half of the year, you will choose four elective courses from a diverse range of optional courses offered by the Epidemiology programme and other programmes within and outside the Usher Institute. These options include:

• Introduction to Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
• Global Health Epidemiology
• Advanced Statistics for Epidemiology
• Global Burden of Mental Illness
• Systematic Reviews
• Non-communicable Diseases in a Global Context
• Advanced Epidemiology
• Introduction to Genetic Epidemiology

You will also have other relevant course options from Masters’ programmes in areas such as:

• Clinical Trials Clinical Trials (Online Learning)
• Data Science for Health and Social Care
• Public Health

You will be supported to undertake a dissertation research project.

All practical analytical learning is underpinned by training in R software, the primary statistical software used in epidemiological research.