Our programme structure

Detailed information on the structure of the programme including compulsory and elective courses

This programme is no longer offered by Edinburgh Medical School and is closed to recruitment.

For further information please contact futurestudents@ed.ac.uk

The MSc Epidemiology is a three year part-time Masters course from the University of Edinburgh. It is 100% online and carries the same weight as our on-campus Masters courses.

For this online programme you can choose to complete:

  • a one year postgraduate certificate - 60 credits
  • a two year postgraduate diploma - total 120 credits
  • three years of study to receive a Master’s degree - total 180 credits

We offer part-time study options for all of these awards and recommend a commitment of 10-15 hours of online learning per week.

Courses run during five-week (or occasionally 10-week) blocks, but there are no specific times that you have to attend class, which makes this programme ideal for those with commitments they need to work around.

Year 1

Certificate in Epidemiology

You will take five core courses:

  • Introduction to Epidemiology & Statistics
  • Data Analysis with R
  • Intermediate Epidemiology
  • Epidemiology for Public Health Practice
  • Statistical Modelling for Epidemiology

More information about our core courses

Year 2

Diploma in Epidemiology

You will take two new core courses:

  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • Research Design for Epidemiology

In the second half of the year, you will choose four elective courses from a diverse range of optional courses offered by the Epidemiology programme and other programmes within and outside the Usher Institute. These options include:

  • Advanced Epidemiology
  • Advanced Statistics
  • Introduction to Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology
  • Data Visualisation: knowledge transfer
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Introduction to Health Promotion
  • Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
  • Migration & Health
  • Non-communicable Diseases in a Global Context
  • Big Data Analytics
  • Python Programming for Health & Social Care

You will also have other relevant course options from Masters’ programmes in areas such as:

  • Clinical Trials Clinical Trials (Online Learning)
  • Data Science for Health and Social Care
  • Public Health

More information about our Year 2 courses

Year 3

MSc Epidemiology

You will be supported to undertake a dissertation research project.

All practical analytical learning is underpinned by training in R software, the primary statistical software used in epidemiological research.

More information about the Year 3 dissertation

 

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