514742-HS2026-0-PHS: Epidemiology and Study Design - ADVANCED





Root number 514742
Semester HS2026
Type of course Course
Allocation to subject Public Health Sciences Course Program
Type of exam not defined
Title PHS: Epidemiology and Study Design - ADVANCED
Description Consultation: 09.11.2026/ Exam: 18.11.2026

In this course, participants study the fourth edition of the book "Essential Epidemiology: An Introduction for Students and Health Professionals" by P. Webb, C. Bain, and A. Page. They deepen their understanding about concepts and measures used to quantify the frequency of health outcomes and their associations with exposures of interest in a given population and study in depth the main types of epidemiological study designs and their potential sources of bias.

Preparation for this exam consists of:
-> Self-study: June - November 2026 (Recommended books: Essential Epidemiology: An Introduction for Students and Health Professionals (4th edition) by Penelope Webb, Chris Bain, and Andrew Page ISBN 978-1-108-76680-7), book and test exam are to be found on Ilias.
-> Consultation with lecturer
-> Exam
ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course) Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible). ILIAS
Link to another web site Further information for this course
Lecturers Prof. Dr. Ben SpycherInstitut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin (ISPM) - Environmental & Spatial Epidemiology 
Dr. Ioannis MagourasVeterinary Public Health Institute 
Dr. Luís Pedro Gomes do CarmoVeterinary Public Health Institut (VPHI) - One Health 
ECTS 1.5
Recognition as optional course possible No
Grading 1 to 6
 
Dates Monday 9/11/2026 13:30-17:00
Thursday 19/11/2026 13:30-17:00
 
Rooms
 
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