In the post genomic era, use of Bioinformatics is important in many areas of Biomedical Sciences, such as gene sequencing or target discovery, validation, and...

Bioinformatics in Applied Biomedical Science (MEDC0106)

In the post genomic era, use of Bioinformatics is important in many areas of Biomedical Sciences, such as gene sequencing or target discovery, validation, and system biology analysis. Bioinformatics bridge the interface of chemistry and biology. It is essential for our students to understand the basic principles of bioinformatics and their applications related to Medical Sciences. The module will provide an introduction to bioinformatics and computational methods of analysing and interpreting biological and gnomonic data related to Biomedical sciences. It will focus on use of several of publicly available bioinformatics databases. With the practical approaches, students will have a good ability to analysis data in real research environment.

Research Project (Advanced Biomedical Imaging) (MEDC0071)

This module explores the practice and theories of strategic leadership and investigates effective resource management in times of systemic change.

Strategic Leadership and Resource Management (LCLL0070)

This module investigates how executive leaders, those with responsibility for multi-part or multi-site organisations, can create, sustain and enhance student...

Executive Leadership in Educational Settings (LCLL0064)

This module investigates how executive leaders, those with responsibility for multi-part or multi-site organisations, can create, sustain and enhance student learning across the educational settings which they serve.

LLM SPECIALISATION: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

LLM Specialisation: Intellectual Property Law (LAWS0185)

This module aims to provide an introduction to social epidemiology, describe basic theories and concepts used in social epidemiology and in studies of health...

Social Epidemiology: Dimensions of Inequality (IEHC0052)

This module aims to provide an introduction to social epidemiology, describe basic theories and concepts used in social epidemiology and in studies of health and social inequalities. It presents current, up-to-the-minute evidence of the influence of range of factors on inequalities in health, including chronic disease (i.e. cardiovascular disease) and infectious disease (i.e. covid-19). You will be encouraged to critically assess the evidence presented. Topics to be covered will include historical socio-economic inequalities, and the role of gender, ethnicity, lifestyle, deprivation, place, and social relationships on health. You will also be introduced to the role of material, behavioural and psycho-social pathways in the study of social epidemiology.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module the student will be able to:

define the main dimensions of socioeconomic inequality in conceptual terms & some methods of measurement
	explain and draw causal path diagrams of the social determinants of health inequalities
	identify, collate and present evidence on an aspect of socioeconomic inequality in a health outcome in a population of interest, from a research perspective
	write a short essay on a public health problem with a social determinants of health (SDH) perspective
This module is compulsory for all students in MSc/Diploma Social Epidemiology. The module may also be attended by other postgraduate students from the Faculty of Population Health and other faculties at UCL. Spaces on this module are limited to 30 with preference given to students on the MSc/Diploma course stated above.

Sessions consist of a lecture and discussion or small group work. Materials will be posted on Moodle. Where reading materials are distributed in advance, you will be asked to read these prior to a session.