Health Sciences (research)

In recent years, the quantitative approach in clinical research and clinical practice has become increasingly important. There is a growing need for clinicians as well as physicians who can both combine patient care with clinical research. Clinical epidemiology, which is both empirical and patient oriented, is the best combination of both worlds.

Epidemiology studies the incidence, causes, consequences and control of disease, as well as people, patients and populations. Taught by the world's most renowned scientists in this field, this specialisation plays an integral role in the application of medical research to populations, interacting with almost every other specialism.

Genetic epidemiology, in a nutshell, is the study of genes involved in complex disorders. This specialisation focuses on the uses of genetic, molecular and epidemiological research in identifying the possible familial and hereditary factors underlying the origins and manifestations of human disease. It takes a closer look into the interactions between environmental factors and genetic susceptibility.