Advanced Biostatistics and Epidemiology

EHESP School of Public Health, Rennes, France (57 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the year, students are able to:

Explain the importance of epidemiology for informing discussion of health issues and comprehend basic ethical and legal principles pertaining to epidemiologic data.
Appropriate and apply concepts, descriptive and inferential methodologies, and informatics techniques in the description of public health characteristics and in public health research and evaluation.
Interpret results of statistical analyses, describe a public health problem in terms of magnitude, person, time and place and calculate basic epidemiology measures.
Draw appropriate inferences from epidemiologic data and evaluate the strengths and limitations of epidemiologic reports.

Place

Please note that from the 2025-2026 academic year, the MPH at EHESP will be located on the main campus, in Rennes, France.

The “Advanced Biostatistics and Epidemiology » specialisation will therefore take place in Rennes”.

Teaching language

English

More Information

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Programme

Syllabus_Year2_Paris

Course content

Compulsory modules (18-21 ECTS)

Upgrading Biostatistics (not credited)
Advanced Core module – Epidemiology (3 ECTS)
Advanced Core module – Information sciences and biostatistics (3 ECTS)
Advanced Core module – Environmental and occupational health sciences (3 ECTS)

Concentration in Epidemiology:

Analysis in Epidemiology I&II (6 ECTS)
Concepts, methods and design in Epidemiology (3 ECTS)

Concentration in Biostatistics:

Introduction to R: computing, graphics and statistics (3 ECTS)
ISB Multidimensional & multivariate statistical methods (3 ECTS)
Modeling of infectious diseases (3 ECTS)
Spatial statistical analysis (3 ECTS)

Elective modules – to be chosen from the following list (9-12 ECTS)

Concentration in Epidemiology:
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
ISB Multidimensional & multivariate statistical methods
Introduction to R: computing, graphics for statistics & Epidemiology
Perinatal & Pediatric Epidemiology
Multi-level Analysis

Concentration in Biostatistics:

Design and methods in Epidemiology
Analysis in Epidemiology (I)
Analysis in Epidemiology (II)
Multi-level Analysis
GIS & Environmental Health

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