Epidemiology II. Design of Epidemiological Studies

Third-cycle level | 1.5 credits (HEC) | Course code: C6F3138
VT 2025
Study period: 2025-06-02 - 2025-06-13
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2024-10-15 - 2024-11-05
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HT 2025
Study period: 2025-12-01 - 2025-12-10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2025-04-15 - 2025-05-06
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Course description

The course focuses on key considerations in designing and critically interpreting different types of case-control studies, as well as matching in cohort and case-control studies.

Prerequisites and Selection

Prerequisite courses, or equivalent

Knowledge in epidemiology equivalent to "Epidemiology I: Introduction to epidemiology" or corresponding courses.

Selection

Selection will be based on:  
1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s individual study plan/research (according to written motivation). 
2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date). 

 

Course director

Karin Leander, karin.leander@ki.se

Course syllabus

C6F3138

Department

Institute of Environmental Medicine

Doctoral programme

Epidemiology

Type of course

**Other course

Keywords

Epidemiology , Study Design

CONTACTJohanna Bergman

johanna.bergman@ki.se