M.Sc.Epidemiology and Medical Statistics
| Lugar de estudios | Letonia, Riga |
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| Área académica | Social & cultural anthropology (JACS L610) |
| Tipo | Master, tiempo completo |
| Duración nominal | 2 años (120 ECTS) |
| Idioma de estudio | inglés |
| Títulos | M.Sc. (Master (Master Degree in Health Sciences)) |
| Colegiatura | 6.300 € por añoConvertir |
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| Costo de inscripción | 170 € una vezConvertir |
| Depósito | 500 € una vezConvertir |
| Costo de registro | Por confirmarse You need to choose an individual service package. Please contact the center curator or your agent and consult. You become a part of student union and ambassador program automatically after you will get Base or Standard or VIP status. *Do not forget to ask discount |
| Calificación de ingreso | Diploma de posgrado (o superior) The entry qualification documents are accepted in any languages (issued in or officially translated along with verified copies) Debes llevar contigo los documentos académicos de ingreso originales cuando vayas a la universidad. In health care, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, psychology, sociology, natural sciences, environmental sciences, food sciences, or other comparable higher education. Admission criteria: The average grade in study courses must be 60% of the maximum. |
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| Requisitos de territorio | NO se aceptan solicitudes de los siguientes territorios (según la ciudadanía): Bangladés, Irak, Pakistán, Yemen. |
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| Requisitos de idioma | inglés LanguageCert International ESOL at least Level Communicator B2 (Written and Spoken exams); If your previous studies have been obtained in English but not in the country listed below, then you have to present an official letter from your previous educational institution (University, etc.) where is stated that all your studies were in English (medium of instruction is English), and you have to pass interview where the University of Latvia will evaluate your language skills. Applicants who have obtained previous education in English in one of the bellow listed countries do not need to provide separate language proficiency: |
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| Otros requisitos | As a part of the admission process applicants will be asked to participate in an online interview. |
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Resumen
The academic Master’s study program “Epidemiology and Medical Statistics” is intended to provide highly qualified specialists in epidemiology and medical statistics at regional, national and international level, who will understand and be able to develop epidemiological, medical, and sociological research methodology, to perform sophisticated statistical analyses of obtained data, and interpret observed results based on newest international knowledge and according to internationally accepted standards.
The aim of the programme is to provide highly qualified epidemiology and medical statistics specialists for the Latvian, Baltic, and other health systems at regional, national and international levels who are familiar with and develop epidemiological and other research methodology, are able to analyze sophisticated data and interpret results based on the latest international knowledge and standards.
Estructura del curso
Students will acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in competence to collect healthcare data, including large volumes of administratively generated and digital data in accordance with internationally accepted requirements.
They will learn different methods of statistical processing of data, SPSS, Stata, SAS, R, Prisma, GPower, as well as specific epidemiology software DAGitti and MedCalc.
Students will learn how to create/develop medical, public health and sociology related research in line with international standards, which is vital for collecting country’s resultative and other statistical indicators and comparing them with EU and other regions of the world.
Oportunidades profesionales
Completion of this study programme will provide graduates with opportunities to work in a wide range of organizations, including research institutions, medical institutions, ministries (eg, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Ministry of Agriculture) and institutions. Graduates will have the opportunity to pursue a PhD in the Faculty of Medicine, as well as PhD programmes in other countries.