Our programme structure

Detailed information on the structure of the programme including compulsory and elective courses

The MSc Epidemiology is a three year part-time Masters course from the University of Edinburgh. It is 100% online and carries the same weight as our on-campus Masters courses.

For this online programme you can choose to complete:

a one year postgraduate certificate - 60 credits
a two year postgraduate diploma - total 120 credits
three years of study to receive a Master’s degree - total 180 credits

We offer part-time study options for all of these awards and recommend a commitment of 10-15 hours of online learning per week.

Courses run during five-week (or occasionally 10-week) blocks, but there are no specific times that you have to attend class, which makes this programme ideal for those with commitments they need to work around.

Year 1 Certificate in Epidemiology	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
Year 2 Diploma in Epidemiology	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: Advanced Epidemiology Advanced Statistics Introduction to Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Data Visualisation: knowledge transfer Systematic Reviews Introduction to Health Promotion Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods Migration & Health Non-communicable Diseases in a Global Context Big Data Analytics Python Programming for Health & Social Care 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 More information about our Year 2 courses
Year 3 MSc Epidemiology	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.

Year 1

Certificate in Epidemiology

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

Year 2

Diploma in Epidemiology

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:

Advanced Epidemiology
Advanced Statistics
Introduction to Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology
Data Visualisation: knowledge transfer
Systematic Reviews
Introduction to Health Promotion
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
Migration & Health
Non-communicable Diseases in a Global Context
Big Data Analytics
Python Programming for Health & Social Care

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

More information about our Year 2 courses

Year 3

MSc Epidemiology

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.

This article was published on 26 Sep, 2022