PhD programme Epidemiology
For students in the PhD prgramme Epidemiology, there are two options:
- Students who have a prior degree in epidemiology, equal to registration as Epidemiologist A (Dutch) and follow 3 EC courses per year
- Students without such a degree, need to enter the MSc Epidemiology Postgraduate
Below the different components of the PhD programme for these two variants
| Component |
Combined with MSc Epidemiology Postgraduate |
PhD student with Epidemiologist A registration |
| Programme specific courses |
34 EC (MSc courses) |
2 EC / year |
| Generic courses |
4 EC (in MSc) |
1 EC / year |
| Seminars |
Max 3 EC |
Max 3 EC |
| (Inter)national congress visits |
1 EC |
1 EC |
| Journal club |
Max 1 EC |
Max 1 EC |
| Educational activities |
no EC |
no EC |
| Total |
± 38 EC |
5 EC / year |
PhD programme Epidemiology
For students in the PhD prgramme Epidemiology, there are two options:
- Students who have a prior degree in epidemiology, equal to registration as Epidemiologist A (Dutch) and follow 3 EC courses per year
- Students without such a degree, need to enter the MSc Epidemiology Postgraduate
Below the different components of the PhD programme for these two variants
| Component |
Combined with MSc Epidemiology Postgraduate |
PhD student with Epidemiologist A registration |
| Programme specific courses |
34 EC (MSc courses) |
2 EC / year |
| Generic courses |
4 EC (in MSc) |
1 EC / year |
| Seminars |
Max 3 EC |
Max 3 EC |
| (Inter)national congress visits |
1 EC |
1 EC |
| Journal club |
Max 1 EC |
Max 1 EC |
| Educational activities |
no EC |
no EC |
| Total |
± 38 EC |
5 EC / year |