Demography of Ageing (ESP59)

Aim

After the course the students are expected:
- to be familiar with current demographic trends with a focus on old age mortality;
- to be familiar with demographic concepts and measures and to understand the relation between fertility and mortality on one hand and population
size and structure on the other hand;
- to be able to analyze the interrelations between risk factor and disease panorama on one hand and demographic change and structure on the other.

Location & Organization

Organizer

NIHES - Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences

Co-organizers

Erasmus University

Course Director

Vladimir Canudas-Romo and Prof.Dr. Anders Ahlbom

Faculty / Teachers

Professor Anders Ahlbom,
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden and Dr. Vladimir Canudas-Romo, Johns
Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA.

Location / venue

Rotterdam, Erasmus University

Costs

1500/2000/2500 euro for 1/2/3 weeks of participation in the Erasmus Summer Programme.

Timing & Workload

Duration Five days of three hours.
ECTS points 0.7
Frequency Once a year
 

Teaching methods used

Lectures and computer practicals.

Examination yes

Criteria

Is the course taught in English? yes
Is documentation available? (book, syllabus)? yes
Is the course open for external researchers? yes

Remarks

Part of the Erasmus Summer Programme.

A laptop is required.

More Information

http://www.nihes.nl/site/index.php?id=482,541,0,0,1,0&course_id=165