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Sep 08, 2024
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HLTH 467 - Introduction to Epidemiology Increasing an understanding of epidemiological concepts, practices, and methods is a primary focus. Topics covered during the course are history of epidemiology, disease etiology, measures of morbidity and mortality, descriptive means of epidemiology, data uses in the field, study designs, measures of effect, data interpretation issues, screening guidelines, and epidemiological aspects of infectious diseases, work and the environment. A separate focus is placed on the ethics of research and the practice of analyzing data in epidemiological investigations.
Prerequisites: STAT 190 - Basic Statistics or STAT 290 - Statistics and grade of C or better in HLTH 366 - Program Assessment and Planning (or concurrent enrollment) or Statistical Methods minor. Credits: 3 When Offered: (spring only) NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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