Quantitative Health Research

After undertaking this 15 credit masters level module in Quantitative Health Research, you will be able to:

• Understand the historical basis for epidemiology in public health.
• Critically analyse the strengths, limitations and issues to consider with different types of epidemiological studies.
• Assess the sources of evidence routinely used as a basis for health policy and practice, including strengths and limitations.
• Interpret and apply the results of basic statistical analyses, particularly inferential statistics.
• Use appropriate tools to critically appraise the evidence used in public health.
• Understand how evidence is used in the policy process.

This course contributes towards the MSc Environmental Health.