Hands-on Veterinary Sciences

Course goals

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST UNTIL TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE START OF THE COURSE
 
GRADUATE STUDENTS:
Please be aware that you can only select a course option that shows the academic year and is offered Face-to-Face (F2F)
 
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS:
Please be aware that you can only select a course option that shows the academic year and is offered Face-to-Face (F2F)  or online (depending on your registration)
 
(FYI: the other options are options for Continuing Education (onderwijs voor professionals))

After completion of the course the student is able to:

• perform the analyses required for (veterinary) epidemiolocal research.

Content

Contact details: Educational Office Epidemiology
E-mail: msc-epidemiology@umcutrecht.nl

Registration:
Face-to-Face: You can register for this course via Osiris Student. More information about the registration procedure can be found here on the Students' site. NOTE Students of the MSc Epidemiology (Post Graduate) that register in time (i.e. at least two weeks before the start of a course) will always be admitted to the course unless it is completely full. Other students will receive information about their application two weeks before the start of the course.
Online: Online courses are only available for Epidemiology Postgraduate students and can register via Osiris Student. More information about the registration procedure can be found here on the Students' site.

Course coordinator:
Dr. ir. E.A.J. (Egil) Fischer, UU Utrecht, Veterinary Medicine, Farm Animal Health, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Course description:
This course offers you the opportunity to practice and improve your skills in analyzing (animal) health data from structured populations. You will perform statistical analyses on a dataset provided by the teachers or on your own data. You will go through the process of formulating a hypothesis, analyzing data, interpretation of the results, and reporting.

During the course you will be guided while working on this project by epidemiologists and statisticians. The week ends with presenting the results of your work both written and orally.

Literature/study material used:
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Mandatory for students in own Master’s programme:
MIght be for a specialization programme of Epidemiology & Epidemiology Postgraduate
 
Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
Yes
 
Preferred prerequisite knowledge:
Introduction to Epidemiology (preferred)
Modern Methods in Data Analysis (preferred)