2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

HS 314 Introduction to Epidemiology

This course introduces the basic principles and methods of epidemiology. The course covers measures of disease frequency and association, epidemiologic study designs, estimating outcome measures, public health surveillance, evaluating causal relationships, and ethical issues in epidemiologic research. The application of epidemiologic methods to better understand, characterize, and promote health at the population level will also be discussed. Students will develop fundamental skills to read, interpret, and critically evaluate public health information and epidemiologic data. Prerequisites – must be HS major. Must take HS 200, MA 131 or MA 132 prior to taking this course

Credits

3.00 Credit(s)

Prerequisite

HS-200, HS-304, MA-131 or MA-132