Causal Inference for Epidemiologists

Third-cycle level | 1.5 credits (HEC) | Course code: C8F2416
HT 2024
Study period: 2024-11-25 - 2024-11-29
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2024-04-15 - 2024-05-06
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Course description

This course aims to present causal theory and introduces how concepts and methods can be understood within a general methodological framework.

 

Requirements and Selection

Prerequisite courses, or equivalent

The students are expected to have taken Epidemiology I, Epidemiology II, Biostatistics I, and Biostatistics II. Exceptions can be made if the students have taken other courses with an equivalent content.

Selection

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

 

Course director

Arvid Sjölander
arvid.sjolander@ki.se

Course syllabus

C8F2416

Department

Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Doctoral programme

Epidemiology

Type of course

**Other course

Keywords

Causal inference

CONTACTGunilla Nilsson Roos

gunilla.nilsson.roos@ki.se