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48611-01 - Lecture with practical courses: Demography for Health (2 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Günther Fink (guenther.fink@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Key concepts of demography: fertility, mortality and migration Age and sex structure of a population, including dependency ratios, demographic transition and demographic dividend Mortality, including age-specific and standardized mortality rates, life expectancy at birth and later ages, life tables, mortality data and causes of death Fertility, including basic measurements of fertility, reproduction of human populations, models for fertility analysis, birth interval analyses and period versus cohort fertility Migration, including migration trends, theories of migration, sources of migration data and direct and indirect measures of migration Basics of social demography and insights into historical demography |
| Learning objectives | To understand key concepts of demography and demographic measures, and to understand why they are important for public health; to know and understand data collection methods and data sources in demography; to know and understand the most important summary measures of population health. |
| Bibliography | Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population Processes Samuel Preston , Patrick Heuveline , Michel Guillot ISBN: 978-1-557-86451-2 2000, Wiley-Blackwell |
| Comments | Each student will need his / her own laptop with internet access; no special software needed. Methods: Interactive lectures with integrated practical work and exercises, reading, self-study, and homework. Additional lectures: Philipp Hessel, Daniel Cobos, Clara Champagne, Sonja Merten, Robert Stelter |
| Admission requirements | This course is intended for post-graduates from the health and social sciences. It requires basic quantitative skills. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 09.15-11.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 19.02.2025 | 09.15-11.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 26.02.2025 | 09.15-11.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 05.03.2025 | 09.15-11.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 12.03.2025 | 09.15-11.00 | Fasnachstferien |
| Wednesday 19.03.2025 | 09.15-11.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 26.03.2025 | 09.15-11.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 02.04.2025 | 09.15-11.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 09.04.2025 | 09.15-11.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 16.04.2025 | 09.15-11.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 23.04.2025 | 09.15-11.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 30.04.2025 | 09.15-11.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 07.05.2025 | 09.15-11.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 14.05.2025 | 09.15-11.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 21.05.2025 | 09.15-11.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 28.05.2025 | 09.15-11.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Modules |
Courses: Master Infection Biology (Master's Studies: Infection Biology (Start of studies before 01.08.2024)) Doctorate Science Epidemiology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Epidemiology) Module: Biostatistics and Computing (Master's Studies: Epidemiology) Module: Fields: Public Health and Social Life (Master's degree program: African Studies) Specialization Module Global Europe: Global Ageing and Health (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | The final grade will be based on course participation (20%), home works exercises during the semester (40%) as well as a final exam (40%) |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Science, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Schweizerisches Tropen- und Public Health-Institut |