Perspectives and Decisions Through Public Health Data. 3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

This course will introduce students to analytical methods commonly used in public health. The course will provide skills related to epidemiology, data management, sampling procedures, analysis, hypothesis testing, interpretation, and communication of results. Common computer software will be used to apply analytical methods to both quantitative and qualitative data. Relevant epidemiological, biostatistical, and qualitative data from local and regional sources will be used to illustrate methods where available.