The Mathematics and Statistics of Infectious Disease Outbreaks
The course gives an introduction to the mathematical and statistical modelling of infectious diseases.
Application for students on the master's programme in biostatistics and data science: If you are on that joint programme and wish to take this course as an elective, you need not apply via Universityadmissions.se by 15 October. Instead you apply in the first half of November, and we will send you instructions on how to apply.
Contents
The aim of the course is to gain understanding of models for the spread of infectious diseases and to draw conclusions from observations of an ongoing outbreak. The contents of the course includes basic models for the spread of infectious diseases and their basic properties, simulation of more complicated epidemic models and finally statistical methods for estimating parameters and predicting the outcome of an epidemic.
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Course structure
The course consists of two elements; theory and project.
Teaching format
Teaching consists of lectures and supervision of project work.
Assessment
The course is assessed in the following manner:
- Written exam for the theory part.
- Hand-in assignments for the project work.
Examiner
A list of examiners can be found on
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Schedule
The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course. -
Course literature
Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.
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