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Principles of Epidemiology

Module leads

 

BSc MPhil PhD FFOM (Hon.) Hubert Lam - Associate Professor, Course Director – MSc Global Health Science and EpidemiologyHubert Lam

BSc, MSc, PhD Thomas Littlejohns - Senior Epidemiologist Thomas Littlejohns 

BSc, MPhil, PhD Tammy Tong - UKRI Future Leaders Fellow & Senior Nutritional Epidemiologist Tammy Tong

 

Learning objectives:

  • To gain advanced knowledge and understanding of epidemiological principles and procedures;

  • To apply advanced knowledge in health research including study design, analysis and interpretation of epidemiological data, and critical appraisal.

Sessions:

  1. Scope of epidemiology
  2. Measures of disease frequency
  3. Measures of association and population impact
  4. Bias
  5. Confounding and effect modification
  6. Sampling
  7. Study design group exercise I
  8. Causation
  9. Validity
  10. Design and validation of questionnaires
  11. Cohort studies
  12. Application of epidemiology series: China Kadoorie Biobank
  13. Ecological and cross-sectional studies
  14. Application of epidemiology series: cross-sectional studies
  15. Case control studies
  16. Application of epidemiology series: case-control studies
  17. Study design group exercise II
  18. Randomised controlled trials
  19. Application of epidemiology series: clinical trials in developing countries
  20. Critical appraisal I
  21. Diagnosis and screening
  22. Critical appraisal II
  23. Introduction to social epidemiology
  24. Study design group exercise III
  25. Practical I
  26. Practical II
  27. Epidemiology module review

“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.)