Epidemiologic Methods for Research.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to students in the doctoral program in epidemiology; other doctoral students require permission of the instructor. Students will learn principles of epidemiologic methods and their application for analysis and interpretation of public health data. This course provides advanced introductory training for conducting epidemiologic investigations of disease etiology, surveillance and health care services, as well as for interpretation of published epidemiologic studies. Upon completion, students should be sufficiently familiar with epidemiologic research methods to begin applying these methods in their own work. The course is intended for doctoral students in epidemiology or related disciplines.