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Epidemiology - Period 6
STEM in Amsterdam Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: late Jan 2026 - late Jun 2026
Epidemiology - Period 6
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Health Sciences
Instruction in: English
Course Code: AB_470180
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
DESCRIPTION
This course focuses on the epidemiological method. It offers an introduction in epidemiological methods, including often applied statistical techniques. There is a strong focus on the observational nature of many epidemiological studies and on the way results from (statistical) analyses are interpreted in the field of epidemiology. The course covers the following subjects:
- Conducting studies in humans
- epidemiological research designs
- Descriptive and associative measures in epidemiology
- Sources of bias
- Statistical analyses including linear, logistic and survival analysis
- conducting statistical analysis using statistical software.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
- Conducting studies in humans
- epidemiological research designs
- Descriptive and associative measures in epidemiology
- Sources of bias
- Statistical analyses including linear, logistic and survival analysis
- conducting statistical analysis using statistical software.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.