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Objective： |
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This course is one of the required courses for the master students from PKU-LSE joint program, and can be given to other students who are interested in the environmental health research as well. The course will focus on the history and development of environmental epidemiology, the importance in the area of environmental health research, and the application of epidemiologic studies in the environment and health. After taking the course, the students will master the principle of environmental epidemiology, the concepts, methods and the applications in environmental health studies. By reading the literatures of environmental health studies, the students will improve their knowledge and ability of solving real environmental health problems. |
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Pre-requisites /Target audience |
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English proficiency, basic statistics. LSE-PKU master students and graduate students who are interested in environmental health. |
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Guest lecturers: John Ji, Tsinghua University |
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Assignments (paper or other forms) |
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Texts “Environmental Epidemiology”, Dean Baker, Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen, Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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Homework: 30% Mid-term exam: 30% Final report: 40% |