Courses Details

EPID601: Principles And Methods Of Epidemiology

  • Graduate level
  • Residential
  • Fall term(s) for residential students;
  • 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
  • Instructor(s): Jennifer Head (Residential);
  • Offered Every Fall
  • Prerequisites: EPID 600 or departmental permission
  • Advisory Prerequisites: Additional courses that are recommended by not required include: BIOSTAT 522 or similar course covering linear regression; experience with R programming language (through courses such as as EPID 639)
  • Description: Epid 601 covers foundational concepts, principles, and methods of population-based epidemiologic research. The course expands upon Epid 600 material and is a foundation for subsequent Epid courses. Via theoretical and quantitative instruction, students will learn epidemiologic study design, measures of association, bias characterization and mitigation, statistical analysis, and causal inference.
  • Syllabus for EPID601
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Concentration Competencies that EPID601 Allows Assessment On
Department Program Degree Competency Specific course(s) that allow assessment
EHS Industrial Hygiene MS Analyze, interpret, and apply statistical and epidemiological data PUBHLTH512, EPID601, Thesis
EPID Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology MPH Apply appropriate methods for collecting primary and/or secondary occupational and environmental exposure data and health outcomes for original analysis EPID601