Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care

This module provides an introduction in applied statistics and statistical computing for public health.

It will provide you with a grounding in key concepts,...

This module provides an introduction in applied statistics and statistical computing for public health.

It will provide you with a grounding in key concepts, namely types of variables, inference, statistical methods for continuous and categorical variables (variability of single mean, comparison of two means, t-test, analysis of variance; variability of single proportion, comparisons of two and more proportions, chi-square test, Mantel-Haenszel test), linear regression, and logistic regression.

You will also have an introduction to statistical computing using Stata software.

Your online pre-recorded lectures will be complemented by computer practical sessions so that you can consolidate your knowledge and apply it in a variety of contexts relevant to public health. 

Teaching and practical examples will include context-specific public health problems in high-, middle-, and low-income countries.  You will also learn to interpret and present statistics for non-technical audiences, such as policymakers and the public. Finally, you will critically examine rising mistrust of statistics among the public, including the reasons for it and ways to improve trust, from the perspectives of citizens.

Aims: 

The aim of the module is to introduce students to key statistical concepts and their application and interpretation in public health research and practice. This module will give students a grounding in one of the core disciplines of public health which will underpin learning through the MPH programme.

Centre for Languages and International Education

The main aim of the course is to give students an opportunity to revise their survival skills and acquire more sophisticated ways of dealing with practical...

The main aim of the course is to give students an opportunity to revise their survival skills and acquire more sophisticated ways of dealing with practical matters. This includes revision and consolidation of vocabulary, grammar, morphology, syntax and phonetics. Medical related issues/vocabulary will also be covered.

 Students should be able to communicate in and understand Arabic on practical every day matters related to aspects of Arabic culture. Cultural awareness will be developed. Language learning skills, including autonomous learning and how to approach authentic materials will be enhanced.  Some transferable skills will also be covered.

 For full module details please see the CLIE SSC language modules site at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/languages-international-education/study/modules/language-sscs