Epidemiology for Health Sciences

Catalog description

This course provides a basic understanding of the patterns and determinants of disease in a population. Students will use an epidemiologic framework and methods to explore the role of epidemiology in preventative and clinical medicine, disease investigation, program evaluation, and public policy. Key concepts include classification of disease, incidence and prevalence, causation and outbreak investigation, life tables, and screening. No prerequisite. (Offered every spring.)