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Communicable Diseases Epidemiology

Patient receiving a vaccination in his arm.

Module leads

Angela Brueggemann - IDEU Director and Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology Angela Brueggemann

Brian Angus

Adrian Smith

Learning objectives

  • Appreciate the magnitude of the global burden of communicable diseases
  • Understand the role of preventive and therapeutic measures in mitigating the burden of communicable diseases
  • Apply and interpret methods to study communicable diseases and associated interventions
  • Analyse and interpret pathogen genome sequence data to study communicable disease epidemiology and associated interventions
  • Apply and interpret different mathematical modelling methods to the study of communicable diseases and the effect of interventions. 

Sessions:

 

1.            Global burden of communicable diseases

2.            Transmissibility and prevention

3.            Immunology and principles of vaccinology

4.            Antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance

5.            Vaccine efficacy and effectiveness

6.            Principles of pathogen genomics

7.            Pathogen genome sequence analysis

8.            Principles of mathematical modelling

9.            Mathematical model building and analysis

10.          Field and outbreak epidemiology

 

“Oxford has a renowned centre for population health... big studies change how we view population health”.

Peter Ho, MSc Graduate

In this section

"Learning at Oxford, surrounded and taught by world-leading epidemiologists and global health scientists, has been transformative, driving me to think critically and innovatively about population health issues. With this enriched experience, I'm eager to apply my skills to impactful, grassroots, and large-scale health research, aiming to improve the quality and quantity of lives of people in Africa and globally."

Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi, 2022-23

 

“Undertaking this MSc has provided me with a comprehensive grounding in the principles of epidemiology and statistics to complement my clinical medical training. It has been inspiring to learn from leaders in population health and gain insight into the possibilities that lie ahead from the excellent array of masterclass speakers.”

Abinav Mohanamurali, 2022-23

 

“I feel that the course contents aligned completely with what I expected. I have achieved my aim of gaining the statistical and epidemiological skillset I needed to conduct high quality research independently...I would also say that the department is really supportive and student-centric.”

Aaron Ho, 2021-22

 

“One of the best aspects of the course was the diversity of nationalities and experiences in the MSc, which meant that discussions regarding real world examples that classmates had worked on were brought to discussion.”

Emma Taylor-Gallardo, 2021-22 (Read what Emma thought about the course.)

 

“I can say that I truly believe this MSc to be a perfect case study for the importance and strength of international collaboration in epidemiology and global health research.”

Lilian Hartman, 2019-20 (Read Lilian’s experience on the MSc during the COVID-19 pandemic.)