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Courses
PUBH 330 Epidemiology
Credit Hours
3.00
Degree Level
Undergrad
This course covers the basic principles and methods for examining the patterns and distribution of disease morbidity and mortality in human populations, and how this knowledge is used to address public health problems through research and prevention. Topics include natural history of disease and levels of prevention; inferring causality; measures of disease frequency; observational and experimental study designs; assessing the exposure-disease association; hypothesis testing; bias, confounding and effect modification; screening; and disease surveillance. The course is designed to enhance students’ ability to analyze problems systematically and to think critically. Prerequisite: Psych 380 or introductory statistics course,