Developing the SIR Model, Certificate | Part time online | Coursera | United States
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Compartmental modelling is a cornerstone of mathematical modelling of infectious diseases and this Developing the SIR Model course offered by Coursera in partnership with Imperial College London will introduce some of the basic concepts in building compartmental models, including how to interpret and represent rates, durations and proportions. 

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Overview

At the  Developing the SIR Model course offered by Coursera in partnership with Imperial College London, you'll learn to place the mathematics to one side and concentrate on gaining intuition into the behaviour of a simple epidemic, and be introduced to further basic concepts of infectious disease epidemiology, such as the basic reproduction number (R0) and its implications for infectious disease dynamics. 

To express the mathematical underpinnings of the basic drivers that you study, you'll use the simple SIR model, which, in turn, will help you examine different scenarios for reproduction numbers. Susceptibility to infection is the fuel for an infectious disease, so understanding the dynamics of susceptibility can offer important insights into epidemic dynamics, as well as priorities for control.

What you will learn

  • Construct valid mathematical models capturing the natural history of a given infectious disease
  • Interpret compartmental models in terms of rates, proportions and delays
  • Describe the fundamental processes driving the dynamics of an SIR epidemic and show their relation to important concepts
  • Explain mechanisms by which susceptibility can change over time and develop a simple SIR model to account for these under given parameters

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • Modelling the Basics

  • Anatomy of an Epidemic

  • Combining Modelling and Insights

  • Dynamics of Susceptibles

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 1 days

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

Delivered

Online
  • Self-paced

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

  • Intermediate Level

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Funding

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