PBHL 705: Epidemiology
Prerequisites: Any Statistics course and PBHL 600 or HSCI 650 or HADM 651 or HSCI 715.
Credit Hours: (3)
The concepts and methods of epidemiology and how these can be applied to health issues are examined.
Content
The course content is taught across three modules:
Module 1: Epidemiologic Approach to Disease and Intervention: Disease Transmission and Occurrence
Module 1 Objectives: 1. Define epidemiology. 2. Explore the foundations and history of epidemiology. 3. Apply the steps of an outbreak investigation. 4. Describe the modes of disease transmission and how they are related to disease occurrence in populations. 5. Calculate and interpret measures of morbidity and mortality.
Module 2: Epidemiologic Approach to Disease & Intervention
Module 2 Objectives: 1. Evaluate the measures of validity, reliability, sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values for epidemiological purposes. 2. Explain the natural history of disease in quantitative terms. 3. Appraise the elements, design, and ethical considerations of randomized trials.
Module 3: Different study designs are examined. Associations, risks, and causation are assessed and interpreted.
Module 3 Objectives: 1. Compare cohort, case-control, and other study designs. 2. Analyze and interpret risk. 3. Assess how risk and estimations of risk can be used for prevention of disease and other health problems. 4. Differentiate association and causation.
Detailed Description of Conduct of Course
The following instructional strategies are utilized in this course.
Student Learning Outcomes
Assessment Measures
Chapter quizzes, epidemiology project written and oral project, VoiceThread posts, written assignments.
Other Course Information
None
Review and Approval
May 15, 2024