Apart from providing with an introduction to the University of Copenhagen and the Institute of Public Health, the course focuses on written and oral academic communication in English.

"As a foreign student newly arrived in Denmark, you might feel somewhat uncertain about Danish academic culture and the nature of studies at the University of Copenhagen. It might also seem rather unclear which standards you are supposed to meet, when writing your academic papers, making oral presentations in class or passing an oral exam. To answer these queries and make sure that you get off to a good start - socially as well as academically - the MPH-programme has organised an introductory course for all foreign students. Following an introduction to the basics of academic culture in Denmark, we will look at the structure and formulation of the informed argument. Through examples and practical exercises, we will examine the construction of a concise thesis statement, and the choice of an appropriate structure and style for academic assignments. We will also look at useful reading and writing techniques, and special attention will be given to academic vocabulary and presentation skills".

Main teachers

• Paul Richmond (Dinamarca )

Workload and ECTS

Class workload	Total workload	ECTS
20	55	2

The module builds on MPH module 1 and aims to develop the participant’s professional competences regarding:

• critical review and assessment of scientific papers which include epidemiological data and analyses
• analysis of data from standard epidemiological studies, including bivariate, stratified and regression analyses

In-depth study of scientific papers; confounding and bias; matching; intervention studies; multiple logistic regression analysis; analysis of data.
The module builds on MPH module 1 and aims to enable the participants to:

• Be familiar with basic concepts form epidemiology and statistics introduced in MPH module 1
• Analyse simple data from standard epidemiology studies using suitable statistical software (at present SAS)
• Critical read scientific papers which include analysis of epidemiological data.

Main teachers

• Judith L. Jacobsen (Dinamarca )

Workload and ECTS

Class workload	Total workload	ECTS
45	200	7.5

Six two days seminars with themes after the students choice and group supervision related to the master?s project.

Main teachers

• Dan Meyrowitsch (Dinamarca )

Workload and ECTS

Class workload	Total workload	ECTS
30	70	1