PH 200 - Epidemiology

4 credit(s)
Epidemiology is a core discipline of public health which focuses on the patterns of health and disease in populations. Students learn the basic tools of epidemiological analysis and how to use data to describe disease and injuries. This course explores how, epidemiology plays a vital role in public health, clinical medicine, health education and health policy. Attention is also given to the application of evidence-based public health to intervention strategies and public policy.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Quantitative Reasoning.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 122. Statistics course (MATH 207, SOC 301, or PSY 350) recommended.