3 credits
Summer 2025 Distance Learning Upper Division
This course is an introduction to epidemiology, which is the study of the patterns, causes, and impact of disease in populations. Epidemiology is increasingly important for public health and clinical medicine research and policy. This course will discuss the basic principles and methods of epidemiology, including measurements of disease occurrence and association, study designs, and determination of causality. Contemporary examples will be used to illustrate the application of these concepts, with an emphasis on environmental causes of disease.
Learning Outcomes1Describe major models of disease causation and prevention.
2Calculate the extent of disease in populations.
3Identify and utilize appropriate epidemiologic study designs.
4Estimate the association between exposure and disease.
5Differentiate between association and causation.
6Explain and employ the use of epidemiologic tools in public health and clinical practice.
7Review and critique basic epidemiology studies.
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