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About Study Course

ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Ģirts Briģis
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Public Health
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical medicine

Objective

To develop expertise in the intersection of health and public health with nutrition science and the application of epidemiological methods to support its scientific foundation.

Prerequisites

Bachelor-level knowledge of health, public health, and epidemiology, as well as critical thinking skills at this level.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Deepens knowledge of health promotion, various types of prevention, quality of life, inequality, individual and social factors influencing the burden of disease, the relationship and impact of diet-related habits on modern public health.

Skills

1.Able to independently apply the principles of critical reading (thinking), draw conclusions about the causes, consequences and impact of public health problems on population health.

Competence

1.Takes independent decisions on the most appropriate type of epidemiological research (data acquisition, data processing, processing of the information obtained) to argue, analyse, conclude and offer innovative solutions in the field of nutrition science and public health improvement.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2026, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Nutrition Science1Master'sRequired