NS 6600

Epidemiology

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

This is the graduate level section of Epidemiology. This course introduces the principles and methods used in epidemiologic research through a combination of didactic lectures, classroom discussions, applied projects, and problem sets to explore epidemiologic methods and research, including disease occurrence, measures of association, causal inference, and applications of epidemiologic methods to global and public health research. Epidemiologic principles in the design, conduct, and interpretation of findings from observational and experimental studies will be explored in detail, including strengths and limitations of study designs. The weekly problem sets and discussion section will require integration of methodological concepts with applications to develop a sound understanding of epidemiologic methods and research approaches.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: BTRY 6010.

• To understand the basic principles and methods used in epidemiology research, including measures of disease frequency, measures of association, and study designs.
• To critically analyze the scientific literature and evaluate evidence from research studies, including interpretation of findings and critical examination of strengths and limitations of different study designs.
• To apply epidemiology principles and methods to problem solving to develop skill in methods and to critical analysis of epidemiological literature to develop understanding of epidemiological methods.

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