Hygiene - Epidemiology

Course Information
TitleΥγιεινή - Επιδημιολογία / Hygiene - Epidemiology
CodeΙΑ1035
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolMedicine
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorIlias Tyrodimos
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600017898

Programme of Study: UPS of School of Medicine (2019-today)

Registered students: 354
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course633
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours4
Total Hours60
Class ID
600287346
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Prerequisites
Required Courses
  • ΙΑ1014 Medical Statistics
General Prerequisites
In order for a student to properly understand and apply epidemiological concepts — such as study design, interpretation of results, and evaluation of associations between risk factors and diseases — prior knowledge of basic statistical concepts is essential.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: Define epidemiology and explain its key components (population, frequency, distribution, determinants, outcomes), applying these concepts to public health case studies and descriptive epidemiology (person, place, time). Describe and calculate measures of frequency and comparison (cumulative incidence, incidence rate, prevalence, risk difference, risk ratio, odds ratio) using epidemiological data and practical examples. Identify and distinguish different types of epidemiological studies (descriptive, cohort, case–control, cross-sectional), discussing their design, advantages, limitations, as well as issues of bias, confounding, and ethical considerations. Define and describe epidemics and pandemics, and outline the key steps in outbreak investigation through the study of historical and simulated scenarios. Explain environmental health risk factors, identifying major atmospheric, waterborne, and foodborne pollutants, their causal agents, and their impacts on human health. Recognize physical, biological, and occupational hazards, including vector-borne diseases, ionizing radiation, and occupational illnesses, evaluating their effects and describing prevention and control strategies.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Design and manage projects
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Definition, objectives, and historical development of epidemiology. Population, health, and disease: definitions and conceptual framework. Measuring disease frequency and identifying sources of public health data. Commonly used measures of disease frequency and methods of comparing frequencies. Descriptive epidemiology: person, place, and time. Overview of epidemiological study design. Experimental studies. Cohort studies. Case–control studies. Confounding: concepts and examples. Mortality rates and their applications. Epidemiological approaches to causation. Environmental epidemiology. Ethical issues in epidemiological research. Standardization in epidemiology and public health. Meta-analyses: principles and applications. The air we breathe: air pollutants and health impacts. The water we drink: water safety and waterborne diseases. The food we eat: food safety, foodborne disease, and GMO concerns. Occupational health: exposures, risks, and preventive strategies. Environmental health and natural hazards: radiation, disasters, and community impact. Environmental health and the climate crisis: emerging diseases and global health challenges.
Keywords
descriptive epidemiology analytic epidemiology population public health study design confounding factor water hygiene environmental hygiene nutritional epidemiology
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Podcast
  • Interactive excersises
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Digital slides used during lectures Use of internet connection for displaying websites, viewing online videos, searching for data sources, etc. Platforms for interactive educational activities (PollEverywhere, DirectPoll, Google Forms) Asynchronous learning platform (Moodle – eLearning) Online tests (via eLearning) Asynchronous teaching (lecture videos and podcasts uploaded to eLearning)
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures230.8✓✓
Laboratory Work80.3✓✓
Reading Assigment200.7✓✓
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities20.1✓
Exams160.6✓
Other / Others150.5✓
Total843
Student Assessment
Description
Students' Evaluation Criteria 1. Final examination (multiple-choice questions): 80% of the final grade 2. Practice quizzes (online, via moodle-elearning,sets of review questions covering material taught during the semester): 20% of the final grade
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative)
  • online quizzes in the classroom (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Υγιεινή και επιδημιολογία, Τρίτη Έκδοση, Μαλαματένια Αρβανιτίδου Βαγιωνά, (2023), University Studio Press A.E.
Additional bibliography for study
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Last Update
20-10-2025