PBH 520 - Epidemiology

3 Semester Hours
Prerequisite: PBH 500 , PBH 510
This course introduces students to the basic principles of epidemiology for public health. Topics covered in this course include the study of: (1) distribution and determinants of disease; (2) basic indicators of population health; (3) measures of disease occurrence; (4) measures of risk and association; (5) infectious disease and outbreak investigations; (6) public health screening and surveillance; and (7) epidemiological study designs.

Term(s) Offered: Every spring semester