Welcome aboard the. Master of Science Programme Epidemiology 2011

Welcome aboard the

Master of Science Programme

Epidemiology

2011

Today s Schedule

PhD students CIH

–  2.10 pm „getting started computer places, user name, Kursraum 5 –  2.45 pm Information about the first term lecture hall III

–  3.15 pm the end

MSc students

–  2.10 pm „get together lecture hall III

–  2.45 pm „getting started computer places, user name, Kursraum 5 –  3.15 pm Information about the first term lecture hall III

–  3.45 pm Getting a clue from a senior student lecture hall III –  4.00 pm the end

In charge of the programme

•  Prof. Dr. Ulrich Mansmann (Director)

•  Dr.Ursula Schlipköter (coordination)

•  Birgit Thomas (secretary)

•  Petra Steidle (transcripts)

•  Mentors for MSc students

•  Teaching staff (Dr.Alexander Crispin, Dr. Ursula Berger etc.)

Clinical Epidemiology (18 ECTS)

36 ECTS 54 ECTS

Specialisation (2 x 18 ECTS)

Genetic Epidemiology (18 ECTS)

Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (18 ECTS) Epidemiology

(18 ECTS)

Modules from the MPH-Programme

Core Modules ^{(72 ECTS)}

Master of Science Epidemiology

120 ECTS

Quantitative Methods

Epidemiology and Research Design Public Health Practice and Research Internship

Master s Thesis + Colloquium + Disputation

6 ECTS 6 ECTS

24 ECTS

6 ECTS 18 ECTS

30 ECTS

Electives ^{(48 ECTS)}

Further Electives(12 ECTS)

Recent Development in Biostatistics _{6 ECTS} Prevention and Heath Promotion Social and Behavioural Sciences Global Public Health

Heath Services Research

12 ECTS

12 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS

„Summer School :

Global Occupational Health 6 ECTS

Studienplan MSc mit 120 ECTS

Sem. Modules ECTS Total

ECTS

3.

Core Module Internship

Research Internship Part 2 12 12

Electives

Epidemiology 18

18

Clinical Epidemiology 18

Genetic Epidemiology 18

Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology

18

4.

Core Modules Master s Thesis

Mastercolloquium 6 6

Master s Thesis 21

24

Disputation 3

Semester Modules ECTS Total

ECTS

1.

Core Modules

Quantitative Methods 6

Epidemiology and Research Design 6 12

Electives

Epidemiology 18

Clinical Epidemiology 18 18 Environmental and Occupational

Epidemiology 18

Core Module

Public Health Practice and Research

Research Skills 2 2

2.

Core Module

Public Health Practice and Research Health Services Research and

Management 4 4

Electives

Additional Modules from the MSc-Programme Advanced Quantitative Research

Methods 6

0 - 12 Recent Development in Biostatitics 6

Modules from the MPH-Programme Prevention and Heath Promotion 12

0-12 Social and Behavioural Sciences 6

Global Public Health 6

Heath Services Research 12

Core Module Internship

Research Internship Part 1 12 12

Curriculum

Master of Science

TIMETABLE

Master of Science Epidemiology

1.Term

(30ECTS)

2.Term

(30ECTS)

3.Term

(30ECTS)

4.Term

(30ECTS)

Quantitative methods Electives

Public health practice and research:

Scientific skills

Public health practice and research

Master s colloquium

Epidemiology and

research design Internship

(1.part)

Internship

(2.part)

Master thesis

Specialisation I Specialisation II ^{Master s}

disputation

Important:

due to the „Studien- und

Prüfungsordnung you have to pass all classes (except the electives offered in

2.term) and internship before you start your master thesis!!!

MSc Programme Epidemiology

•  Different forms of lectures

– seminars, tutorials, lectures, exercises – Contact hours/workload

•  Different forms of exam

– Homework, oral presentation,written class exam etc.

MSc Programme Epidemiology

Compulsary attendance (at least 75%) for

‚Scientific Skills

No official compulsary attendance but

obligation by responsibility!!!

Specialisations offered

•  Epidemiology

•  Genetic Epidemiology (only in 3. term)

•  Clinical Epidemiology

•  Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology

Specialisation: Epidemiology

•  You choose three out of four

– Cancer epidemiology – Pharmacoepidemiology

– Cardiovascular epidemiology

– Infectious disease epidemiology

–  Mental health epidemiology anticipated in winter term 2011/2012

You find all information here:

http://www.en.msc-epidemiologie.med.uni- muenchen.de/msc/index.html

and what are the specialisations all about at - Teaching -

- Handbook of Modules -

Hand in document on choice of

specialisation until 15th

November 2011 please !

Also notice…

•  Studien- und Prüfungsordnung (programme and examination rules)

•  Teaching material

•  Leaflets

•  etc

Literature and teaching material

•  Teaching material on server

•  References on server

•  Library (IBE)

•  Library (Klinikum Großhadern)

•  Secretary

1000 prints are free for MSc students within their two year programme

(if you need more, they will be charged and you have to contact Lothar Weiker

[email protected] or Klaus Rüschtroer [email protected] at our department)

Copy Cards available at secretary and will be charged!

Let s have a look at the Timetable

•  Clinical epidemiology by Prof. Hoffmann

•  R-Courses

•  Information Scholarship

•  Information Internship

•  Project Presentation for Internship

Optional R courses

•  You will learn how to do statistical calculations and programing with R

•  This is a free software which can be

downloaded at: http://www.r-project.org/

•  For some of you, it may not be easy to get acquainted with this statistical package

•  Therefore, we offer additional free training

•  The course is taught by Vindi Jurinovic

Internship 2

term

- topics have to be chosen by the

end of the first term

Thursday 8th December

Presentation of projects and partners

Monday (!) 28th November

Information about internship „how to get started (Dr. Eva Rehfuess)

Current information and activities or

changes of schedule etc.

•  Read your Emails (circular letters)

•  Have a look at the blackboard

(next to the secretary)

•  Ask our secretary

Scenes of Event

October to December 2011

•  Lecture hall VII

•  Kursraum 5

•  Library (IBE)

--- January and February 2012

•  Lecture hall VII

•  Kursraum 5

•  Library (IBE)

•  Helmholtz Centre, Neuherberg

•  Poliklinik für Arbeits-, Sozial- und Umweltmedizin, City Centre

Office Hours

Secretary and Coordination

In the morning:

Birgit Thomas (English speaking) [email protected]

In the afternoon:

Petra Steidle (only German speaking) [email protected]

Thursday: 1 pm - 2 pm Room: K U1 820

Academic Coordination

Dr. Ursula Schlipköter [email protected]

Wednesday and Thursday: 1 pm - 2 pm and on appointment

Director of the programme

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Mansmann [email protected]

No fixed office hours. Make appointment with secretary

Karin Lyon (English speaking): [email protected]

Mentoring Program

Each student will be assigned to a mentor which is a member of the teaching faculty

You will be informed about your mentor asap

Student s Contact person and

deputy

Natalie Müller

will help us with

course material evaluation forms etc.

Please provide support !

DAAD/CIH Scholarship

•  Foreign students coming from countries being on the „DAC list can apply for a two-year scholarship

•  Criteria of selection process are high marks, indigence and reasonableness

•  Eligible students hand in informal

application until November 15th, 2011.

Democh-Maurmeier Scholarship

•  All students can apply for scholarship in summer term 2012

•  One time payment

•  Criteria of selection process are good performance and proven indigence

ERASMUS Exchange Programme

•  Mainly for German students

•  Note: 21. November 2011 at 5.00 pm

•  Information at http://www.uni- muenchen.de/studium/kontakt/

international/index.html

Have fun !