PH 4800 - Epidemiology

Credits: 4

An introduction to the field of epidemiology, students learn how to interpret and apply epidemiologic measures used to describe the occurrence of morbidity and mortality in populations. The course will focus on the major sources of epidemiologic data; the basics of infectious disease epidemiology; and the analysis and critique of epidemiologic study designs. Social epidemiologic theories and applications, causal pathways, community-based approaches, and methods used to respond to public health crises will also be examined. Students will learn the skills necessary to becoming critical consumers of epidemiologic literature, and will be able to use the tools of epidemiology in order to understand, describe and develop strategies to improve population health and reduce health inequalities.

Prerequisites
EMS