Two years full-time programme, specialisation Clinical and Public Health Genomics

If you have no research experience but do have a Bachelor’s degree in a discipline related to clinical medicine and public health, you can participate in our two-year, full-time programme. This leads to the award of a Master of Science degree in Clinical Epidemiology at Erasmus University Rotterdam (*).

Your two years of training will provide you with a solid theoretical, methodological and statistical basis for designing and implementing a research project. As well as showing you the best ways of publishing your results, it will also prepare you for a career in public health, clinical medicine, drug research or health-policy development, where you will work in research or in an executive or advisory position close to developments in genomic research.

Applications for the 2010/11 academic year must be received before March 1, 2010.

Erasmus Summer Programme
4.5 ECTS
Principles of Research in Medicine (ESP01)
Principles of Genetic Epidemiology (ESP43)
Genomics in Molecular Medicine (ESP57)
Advances in Genomics Research (ESP63)
Genome Wide Association Analysis (ESP29)

Core courses
10.0 ECTS
Study Design (CC01)
Biostatistical Methods I: Basic Principles (CC02)

Programme specific courses
7.1 ECTS
SNPs and Human Diseases (GE08)
Biotatistical Methods II: Popular Regression Models (EP03)

9.6 ECTS
The research training starts with formulating a research question and writing a research proposal. This proposal should include, among other things, the research objectives, the study design, the data-collection and the data-analysis procedure, and your time schedule. The research topic you choose, will determine the department or research group you will be assigned to and where you will be carrying out your research project.

Skills courses
1.55 ECTS
English Language (SC01)
A First Glance at SPSS for Windows (SC05)

Erasmus Winter Programme 2011
3.7 ECTS
Introduction to Clinical Research (EWP01)
Intervention Research and Clinical Trials (EWP04)
Introduction to Clinical and Public Health Genomics (EWP11)

Programme-specific courses
1.4 ECTS
Ethical, Legal and Societal Aspects of Genomics (GE09)

Elective courses
4.3 ECTS
You may choose 15 to 20 days of electives.
Courses for the Quantitative Researcher (EP17) FULLY BOOKED is highly recommended.

Research period
20.1 ECTS
In January, you will start working on your research project after approval of your proposal by your personal tutor. This tutor is a senior staff members at one of the departments/research groups participating in Nihes who will supervise you during your research period; you will write a scientific paper under his or her guidance.

Seminars
0.4 ECTS

Erasmus Summer Programme
4.2 ECTS
Topics in Meta-analysis (ESP15)
Clinical Decision Analysis (ESP04)
Methods of Public Health Research (ESP11)
Markers and Prognostic Research (ESP62)
Primary and Secondary Prevention Research (ESP45)
Health Economics (ESP25)

Programme-specific courses
1.4 ECTS
SNPs and Human Diseases (GE08)

Research period
23.0 ECTS
During the second year of the programme, you will continue working on your research and on your paper.

Erasmus Winter Programme
4.2 ECTS
You may choose 15 to 20 days from the Erasmus Winter Programme

Elective courses
2.8 ECTS
You may choose 15 to 20 days of electives.

Research period
24.0 ECTS
During the second semester of year two, you will finalize your research and your paper. You are required to present your project to the department/research group of your tutor. This presentation should take place at least three weeks before graduating. Your paper must be approved by your tutor at the beginning of June and should be suitable for submission to an international, scientific journal.

Seminars
0.4 ECTS

Graduation Ceremony
The Nihes Graduation Ceremony takes place at the end of the Erasmus Summer Programme. You can graduate only if the final assessment of your performance is sufficient. You assessment will be based on the examination marks of the courses you attended (50%) and on the quality of your scientific paper (50%).