Required
|
Code |
Course |
Cred. |
CH |
Description |
|
SC 026 |
Social and Human Sciences in Health |
2 |
30 |
Introduction to the main concepts of Social Sciences and Humanities in the approach to the health-disease process. |
|
SC 006 |
Epidemiology I |
3 |
45 |
Epidemiology: objectives and applications; History of epidemiology; Measures of frequency, association and impact; Outbreak investigation; Design of epidemiological studies. |
|
SC 005 |
Biostatistics I |
3 |
45 |
Introduction to statistical thinking through discussion of basic concepts and instrumentalization in statistical tools. Exploratory data analysis: types of variables, tabular and graphical representation, and summary measures; Introduction to probability and applications; Probability distributions: Binomial, Poisson, and Normal; Inference for comparison of two groups: inference on means and proportions; independent and paired samples. |
|
SC 027 |
Health Policy, Planning and Management |
3 |
45 |
The course presents the history of public health in Brazil, including the Sanitary Reform Movement and the construction of the Unified Health System, as well as its structure and operation. It addresses the importance of knowing the health-disease process for policy design and for planning and management of health systems and services. It also discusses the global trends of the different health systems, encouraging reflection and the development of a critical view of the Brazilian health system. |
|
SC 025 |
Research Methodology |
3 |
45 |
Scientific method: historical evolution and schools of thought. Current epistemological trends. Types of scientific studies and their planning (quantitative vs. qualitative, experimental vs. observational, case studies, action research, comparative studies, mixed methods). Literature review and reference. Organization of monographic works and their standardization. Scientific writing. Research projects: organization, content, and purposes. Principles of data analysis. |
ELECTIVE
|
Code |
Name |
|
SC 008 |
Medical Anthropology |
|
SC 010 |
Biostatistics II |
|
SC 018 |
Epidemiology of Aging |
|
SC 011 |
Epidemiology II |
|
SC 012 |
Epidemiology III |
|
SC 024 |
Ethics in Scientific Research with Human Beings |
|
SC 003 |
Qualitative Health Research |
|
SC 016 |
Public Health Research Practice I (Master’s Degree) |
|
SC 017 |
Public Health Research Practice II (Doctoral Degree) |
|
SC 013 |
Topics in Public Health I |
|
SC 014 |
Topics in Public Health II |
|
SC 015 |
Topics in Public Health III |
|
SC 029 |
Advanced Seminars in Public Health (Doctoral Degree) |
|
SC 030 |
Research Practice in Epidemiology |