PhD Courses in Denmark

Epidemiology - Basic Principles (2025)

Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology at Aalborg University

Welcome to Epidemiology - Basic Principles (2025)

Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (EB)

Description: 

This course deals with basic principles of epidemiology and will prepare the students for further courses in advanced epidemiology. The course will consist of lectures and group work based on scientific papers. 

The main themes are: 

  • Prevalence and incidence measures and measures of associations 
  • Observational design, including aggregated, cross-sectional, cohort, and case-control studies 
  • Experimental studies (randomized controlled trials) 
  • Sources of information for epidemiological studies with concepts of precision and validity 
  • Systematic errors in epidemiology, including bias and confounding 
  • Interactions 
  • Applications of epidemiology in different areas, including clinical epidemiology

Prerequisites: 

None

Form of evaluation:

Participating in group discussions

Literature/Requirements:

TBA

Organizer: Henrik Bøggild, PhD, associate professor, Department of Health Science and Technology 

Lecturers: Henrik Bøggild, PhD, associate professor and others 

ECTS: 3

Time: 8., 9., 18. 19. september 2025 (8.30 – 15.30)

Place: TBA

Zip code: 9000

City: Aalborg

Maximal number of participants: 25

Deadline: 18. september 2025