Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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3° Year It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Epidemiology and statistics (2024/2025)
Teaching code
4S010723
Credits
6
Coordinator
Language
Italian
Courses Single
Not AuthorizedThe teaching is organized as follows:
Learning objectives
The teaching module aims to give the theoretical and practical tools that are necessary to evaluate the spread of diseases in the human populations and their associated risk factors. The goal is to provide students with competencies in epidemiology and biostatistics.
The purpose of this teaching module is to provide the student with knowledge/understanding of:
- Evolution of epidemiology, main fields of epidemiology, measures of frequency, association and risk.
- Definition of risk factor, protective factor, prognostic factor, causes, determinants of health.
- Designs of epidemiological studies, main methods of epidemiological investigation and planning of surveillance systems.
- Descriptive statistics: calculation and interpretation.
- Description and interpretation of measures of frequency.
- Application of calculation to descriptive indexes and position measurements.
- Fundamental methods of investigation and surveillance of disease outbreaks and pandemics.
Prerequisites and basic notions
There are no prerequisites
Bibliography
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The final examination consists of two tests, one for each module. To pass the examination, a mark of not less than 18/30 must be obtained in each test. The final mark (expressed in thirtieths) is the average of the marks obtained in the two tests.