 | | Course ID: | EPID 2010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Disease Detectives | Course
Description: | Introduces students to the world of epidemiology, the basic science of public health, and helps them understand how it affects all of our lives. It presents epidemiology as a scientific way of thinking applicable to a wide range of fields, and offers current, tangible examples from today's headlines. | | Athena Title: | DISEASE DETECTIVES | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 4070 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 2100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Data Literacy for Public Health Research and Practice | Course
Description: | Foundational training in describing, identifying, and locating data for use in the public and private health sectors. The teaching model uses real-world data, games, roleplaying, and data ethics simulations to develop health data literacy. | | Athena Title: | Data Literacy in Public Health | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 3100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Data Fluency and Management for Public Health Research and Practice | Course
Description: | Data management and computation training to synthesize insights from health data. The teaching model uses public-use data sources to coach students about how to work with data and to tell quantitative narratives relevant to the public and private health sectors. | | Athena Title: | Data Fluency and Mgmt in PH | | Prerequisite: | EPID 2100 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 3910. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study in Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Independent, intensive, and extended research conducted under
the supervision of a faculty member. | | Athena Title: | DIRECTED STUDY | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 4010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Applied Epidemiology: Outbreak Investigations | Course
Description: | Students will learn the basic principles of epidemiology within a
framework of a hands-on application to investigate specific
national and international disease outbreaks. | | Athena Title: | Outbreak Epidemiology | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 2010-2010L or STAT 2000 or STAT 2100H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 4070E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Students will learn the fundamentals of epidemiology. Areas of
emphasis include epidemiology definitions and practical
applications, measures of morbidity and mortality, descriptive
epidemiology, observational and experimental study designs, data
interpretation issues, and selected areas of epidemiology. | | Athena Title: | Fundamentals of Epidemiology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 4070 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 4070. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Students will learn the fundamentals of epidemiology. Areas of
emphasis include epidemiology definitions and practical
applications, measures of morbidity and mortality, descriptive
epidemiology, observational and experimental study designs, data
interpretation issues, and selected areas of epidemiology. | | Athena Title: | Fundamentals of Epidemiology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 4070E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 4200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Epidemiological Aspects of Global Health Problems | Course
Description: | Introductory overview of public health problems. A survey of a
broad range of public health problems facing the developing
world
and an exploration of a variety of possible solutions. This
course is uniquely suited for students interested in studying
abroad or volunteering in the global community. | | Athena Title: | GLOBAL HEALTH | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 4960 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 4970 | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | EPID 4960 or EPID 4960R | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 4980 | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | EPID 4970 or EPID 4970R | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 4990 | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | EPID 4980 or EPID 4980R | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | NUTR(EPID) 5040/7040. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nutritional Epidemiology | Course
Description: | An introduction to the basic concepts of nutritional epidemiology
such as measuring disease frequency, prevalence, incidence,
proportions; use of screening during human disease outbreak; and
food poisoning investigations. Modeling of experimental and
observational epidemiologic study designs used in the field of
nutrition, critique of scientific papers, and ethical issues in
nutrition research and publication. | | Athena Title: | Nutritional Epidemiology | | Pre or Corequisite: | NUTR 4050/6050 or NUTR 4510/6510 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 7000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 100 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the
direction of a faculty member. | | Athena Title: | Master's Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 7005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program
of study. | | Athena Title: | GRAD STUDENT SEM | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 7010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Introduction of principles and methods of epidemiology,
emphasizing study design. Measures of morbidity and mortality,
data sources, observational and experimental designs, data
interpretation, quantitative methods to determine risk
associations, controlling for confounding factors, and
applications of epidemiology will be covered. Community health,
environmental epidemiology, infectious, noninfectious and chronic
disease epidemiology are considered. | | Athena Title: | Fundamentals of Epidemiology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 7010E, GLOB 7150 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 7010E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Principles and methods of epidemiology, emphasizing study
design. Measures of morbidity and mortality, data sources,
observational and experimental designs, data interpretation,
quantitative methods for risk associations, controlling for
confounding factors, and applications of epidemiology will be
covered. Community health, environmental epidemiology,
infectious, noninfectious and chronic disease epidemiology are
considered. | | Athena Title: | Fundamentals of Epidemiology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 7010, GLOB 7150 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 7020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Epidemiology II | Course
Description: | Strategies for investigation of etiologic hypotheses, including
study design, data collection, quantitative assessment and
control of confounding and other biases, evaluation of effect
modification, and interpretation and reporting of study results
will be covered in detail. Topics will include analysis of data
from cross-sectional, case-control, and cohort study designs. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Epidemiology II | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 7020E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Epidemiology II | Course
Description: | Students will develop an understanding of the theoretical basis
and practical tools of epidemiologic research. Strategies for
investigation of etiologic hypotheses, including study design,
data collection, quantitative assessment and control of
confounding and other biases; evaluation of effect
modification and interpretation and reporting of study results
will be covered in detail. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Epidemiology II | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 7020 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 or EPID 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. Offered every even-numbered year. Offered every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 7100. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Current Topics in Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Current topics in epidemiology. The course will consist of
presentations given by faculty to discuss their current
research, and discussion of important recent papers from the
primary research literature. | | Athena Title: | TOPICS IN EPID | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 7200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Epidemiological Aspects of Health Disparities | Course
Description: | Introductory survey of the growing problem of racial and ethnic
disparities in health and health care facing the public health
and health care systems in the United States. Reviews a number
of topics and challenges students to think critically about
them. | | Athena Title: | HEALTH DISPARITIES | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 7410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Principles and Methods of Field Epidemiology I | Course
Description: | An overview of a broad range of crosscutting competencies
needed to practice as an epidemiologist in a public health
setting. Topics covered include bioethics, questionnaire
design, data management, diversity, participatory research,
literature searching, systems thinking, basic communications
and management skills, interviewing and preparing a curriculum
vitae. | | Athena Title: | FIELD EPID 1 | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 7420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Principles and Methods of Field Epidemiology II | Course
Description: | Concepts and methods of field epidemiology. These methods are
utilized in the context of outbreak investigations, community
health assessments, and disaster response. The practical
application of epidemiologic concepts to solve public health
problems will be emphasized. | | Athena Title: | FIELD EPI II | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 7400 | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 7450. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Health Surveillance | Course
Description: | An introduction to public health surveillance and its history,
purposes and objectives, activities, elements, data sources,
models, actions, reports, evaluation, and ethical and legal
issues. | | Athena Title: | Public Health Surveillance | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 or EPID 7010E or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 7450E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Health Surveillance | Course
Description: | An introduction to public health surveillance and its history,
purposes and objectives, activities, elements, data sources,
models, actions, reports, evaluation, and ethical and legal
issues. | | Athena Title: | Public Health Surveillance | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 or EPID 7010E or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 7500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Coding in R, Data Science and Simulation for Public Health and the Life Sciences | Course
Description: | Introduction to programing in R with a focus on data analysis,
visualization, and simulation. Students will learn to examine
data and think algorithmically, as well as develop intuition for
key study design and statistical concepts. | | Athena Title: | Intro Coding in R for Pub Hlth | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 7600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology for Public Health Practice | Course
Description: | The epidemiology of major reproductive and perinatal outcomes,
with particular emphasis on current research, controversial
issues, methodologic approaches, and public health practice,
including policies; programs; and behavioral, screening, and
treatment interventions. | | Athena Title: | Reproduct and Perinatal Epidem | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 or EPID 7010E or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 7700. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Health and Healthcare Ethics | Course
Description: | Survey of ethical issues facing healthcare providers in the United States and the public health system. Students will be required to think critically about ethical issues in health care today, analyze complex situations, develop a personal position, and will be active participants leading weekly discussions from the reading. | | Athena Title: | Public Health Ethics | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will review a number of topics and challenge students
to think critically about them. Classes will consist of lectures
and student led discussions. Guest lecturers will be drawn from
the academic community, as well as other institutions, e.g.,
hospitals, health departments, etc. A major goal will be a
research paper on one of the ethical issues reviewed in class.
Student papers will be presented to the class at the end of the
semester. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 7800. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Public Health Ethics | Course
Description: | An introduction to ethical issues with a focus on public health
research. | | Athena Title: | Fundamentals of Public Health | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Cohort Study Design, Implementation, and Analysis | Course
Description: | The conceptual framework for cohort studies, their conduct,
basic concepts of time, exposure, and outcome. Analytic methods
covered in the course will include analysis of age, period, and
cohort effects, analysis of incidence rates, analysis of
repeated measures, and analysis of time-to-event data. | | Athena Title: | COHORT DESIGNS | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 or EPID 7020 or BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Case-Control Study Design, Implementation, and Analysis | Course
Description: | The conceptual framework for case-control studies, their
conduct, basic concepts of time, exposure, and case and control
selection. Analytic methods covered in the course will include
contingency tables to assess confounding and effect
modification, assessment of bias and logistic regression
methods. | | Athena Title: | CASE-CONTROL DESIGN | | Pre or Corequisite: | EPID 7010 or EPID 7020 or BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8030. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Epidemiology Teaching Practicum | Course
Description: | Designed for doctoral students to develop and practice teaching
skills in epidemiology. Under faculty supervision, students
will develop a syllabus, choose textbooks, develop lectures,
prepare and grade homework, write and grade exams, and hold
office hours. Students will be mentored to develop a personal
teaching style. | | Athena Title: | TEACH EPIDEMIOLOGY | | Nontraditional Format: | This will be taught in a one-on-one manner between the doctoral
student and faculty mentor. The student will be responsible for
developing and preparing the course materials as well as
teaching most of the lecture. For each hour of lecture time,
the faculty member will spend between 20–30 minutes reviewing
the materials and coaching the doctoral student. The faculty
mentor will also review the grading of homework, projects, and
exams with the students before assigning final grades. | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 and EPID 7020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8040. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Clinical Trial Methods, Implementation, and Analysis | Course
Description: | The conceptual framework for design and implementation of
intervention studies. A detailed understanding of experimental
design options; methods of randomization; blinding; developing
interventions and controls; measuring outcomes and adverse
effects; follow-up; compliance and ethical issues pertinent to
clinical trials will be emphasized. | | Athena Title: | CLINICAL STUDIES | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7020 and BIOS 7020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8050. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Causal Inference in Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Teaches advanced epidemiology students to synthesize biologic
content, epidemiologic designs, and statistical analysis into a
coherent research plan. The didactic portion of the course
will cover causality in epidemiology, scientific method,
including hypothesis testing and interval estimation, sample
size estimation, sampling strategies, and advanced regression
models. | | Athena Title: | Causal Inference in Epid | | Prerequisite: | (EPID 8010 or EPID 8020 or EPID 8040) and (BIOS 8010) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID(BIOS) 8060E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Modern Applied Data Analysis | Course
Description: | Covers a variety of modern approaches for analyzing and
interpreting data commonly encountered in public health,
biomedical sciences, and related areas. | | Athena Title: | Modern Applied Data Analysis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 8060, BIOS 8060 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Each week,
students are assigned background reading and will watch pre-
recorded lecture videos. Weekly quizzes will assess student
understanding. Students are also assigned weekly homework.
Interaction with the instructor and among the class will occur
mainly through email and class discussion boards. Occasional
real-time interactions via video conferencing will also take
place. Assessments will consist of homework, quizzes, and a
project, all of which will be done online and asynchronously. | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E or permission of school | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID(BIOS) 8060. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Modern Applied Data Analysis | Course
Description: | Covers a variety of modern approaches for analyzing and
interpreting data commonly encountered in public health,
biomedical sciences, and related areas. | | Athena Title: | Modern Applied Data Analysis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 8060E, BIOS 8060E | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E or permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID(EHSC) 8070. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Advanced concepts in epidemiology with a focus on environmental
and occupational epidemiology. Areas of emphasis will include
exposure assessment, observational and experimental study
designs, data interpretation, major environmental exposure
groups (e.g., air, water, pesticides, metals, noise, others),
case studies, and real-world practical applications. | | Athena Title: | ENV OCC EPI | | Prerequisite: | EHSC 4070/6070 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice | Course
Description: | Principles of clinical epidemiology and their application to
healthcare settings. Topics will include critical appraisal of
the medical literature, diagnosis, screening and prevention,
therapy, prognosis, systematic review and meta-analysis, basic
decision and cost-utility analysis, and clinical decision rules. | | Athena Title: | Clinical Epidemiology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 8100E | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Digital Tools and Technologies for Public Health Research and Practice | Course
Description: | Provides a comprehensive overview of key concepts in digital health, mobile and eHealth, and the use of digital technologies for public health research and practice. Topics will include using digital tools for participant recruitment, data collection, research and intervention implementation and disease surveillance, and data visualization and dissemination. | | Athena Title: | Digital Tools in Health Resrch | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 or EPID 7010E or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8120E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Screening and Prevention | Course
Description: | Topics of primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention in the public health and clinical setting. The instructor has served on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the group that makes recommendations for preventive services at the federal level. Topics include cancer screening, cardiovascular prevention, and prevention at the community level. | | Athena Title: | Screening and Prevention | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 8120 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 or EPID 7010E or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8120. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Screening and Prevention | Course
Description: | Topics of primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention in the public health and clinical setting. The instructor has served on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the group that makes recommendations for preventive services at the federal level. Topics include cancer screening, cardiovascular prevention, and prevention at the community level. | | Athena Title: | Screening and Prevention | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 8120E | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 or EPID 7010E or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8130. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis | Course
Description: | Students will learn how to do systematic reviews and
meta-analyses of screening, prevention, diagnosis, and
therapeutic topics. Systematic reviews are the foundation of an
evidence-based approach to practice in many disciplines. While
most of the examples will be in healthcare, the methods learned
are broadly applicable. | | Athena Title: | Systematic Rev & Meta-analysis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 8130E | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8130E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis | Course
Description: | Students will learn how to do systematic reviews and meta-analyses of screening, prevention, diagnosis, and therapeutic topics. Systematic reviews are the foundation of an evidence-based approach to practice in many disciplines. While most of the examples will be in healthcare, the methods learned are broadly applicable. | | Athena Title: | Systematic Rev & Meta-Analysis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 8130 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS(EPID) 8150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Spatial Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Spatial modeling in infectious, chronic, and environmental
epidemiology. Methods for disease mapping, detection and
delineation of disease clusters, and linking disease outcome to
environmental exposures are considered. Parameter estimation,
inference, and diagnostic testing for geostatistical, random
field, and point process models are described. | | Athena Title: | SPATIAL EPIDEM | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Molecular Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Introduction to the basic concepts and technologies from genetics
and molecular biology, and the diverse ways they are marshalled
to solve practical problems in disease spread and risk
identification. | | Athena Title: | MOLECULAR EPI | | Pre or Corequisite: | EPID 7010 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EHSC(EPID) 8250. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Biomarkers: Public Health, Clinical, and Environmental Toxicology Applications | Course
Description: | Biomarkers in clinical practice, and in public and
environmental health. Biomarkers of disease, exposure to
chemicals or pathogens, and adverse insults on humans play an
important role in Environmental Health Science, Epidemiology,
and Toxicology. | | Athena Title: | BIOMARKERS | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 or EHSC 7060 or EHSC 4490/6490 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID(GRNT) 8300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Epidemiology of Aging | Course
Description: | The epidemiology of aging and age-related disorders from a
public health prospective using ecological model. Focus on
application of epidemiologic methods to study of function,
chronic disease, and survival in elderly populations.
Discussion of the impact of aging society on public health,
including challenges of research in older adult populations | | Athena Title: | EPI OF AGING | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID(GRNT) 8400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Epidemiology of Chronic Disease | Course
Description: | Examination of chronic disease from an epidemiologic
perspective, with an emphasis on methodological and practical
issues of study designs, exposure and outcome assessment,
factors determining the distribution of selected chronic
diseases and critical review of relevant epidemiologic
literature. Students are introduced to disease registries,
their purpose, benefits and limitations. | | Athena Title: | EPI CHRONIC DISEASE | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Cancer Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Reviews fundamentals of cancer epidemiology, including classic
descriptive cancer epidemiology, basic cancer biology, etiology
of common and uncommon human cancers, major and minor risk
factors for cancer, screening techniques for early detection,
cancer biomarkers, and current research. Epidemiologic
methodology and surveillance techniques, including cancer
registries, will be covered. | | Athena Title: | CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Course covers relevant cardiovascular disease pathophysiology,
risk factors for CVD, methodological issues in CVD research,
including measures of CVD endpoints and relevant exposures,
major population-based studies of CVD, CVD prevention
strategies, treatment of CVD and major CVD trials, and current
CVD-related epidemiological research. | | Athena Title: | Cardiovasc Disease Epid | | Prerequisite: | (EPID 7010 or EPID 7010E) and (BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Introduction to infectious disease epidemiology, the branch of
epidemiology that investigates epidemics, studies transmission
dynamics of infectious diseases, and evaluates control measures
for infectious diseases. This course draws on the disciplines
of microbiology, immunology, entomology, mathematics, and
clinical medicine. | | Athena Title: | INFECTIOUS DISEASE | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Dynamical Systems Approach to Infectious Disease Epidemiology | Course
Description: | The spread and control of infectious diseases taking a
population level and dynamical systems approach. | | Athena Title: | Systems Infectious Disease Epi | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8510E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Dynamical Systems Approach to Infectious Disease Epidemiology | Course
Description: | The spread and control of infectious diseases taking a population
level and dynamical systems approach. | | Athena Title: | Systems Infectious Disease Epi | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 8510 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Each week,
students are assigned background reading and will watch pre-
recorded lecture videos. Weekly quizzes will assess student
understanding. Students are also assigned weekly homework.
Interaction with the instructor and among the class will occur
mainly through email and class discussion boards. Occasional
real-time interactions via video conferencing will also take
place. Assessments will consist of homework, quizzes, and a
project, all of which will be done online and asynchronously. | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EHSC(EPID) 8540-8540L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Microbial Quantitative Risk Assessment | Course
Description: | Presentation of the framework for stochastic microbial
quantitative risk assessment (QRA) to evaluate threats to human
or animal health resulting from exposure to contaminated food,
water, or air. The use of simulation software in QRA modeling
will be introduced. Food and Drug Administration QRA's will be
covered as examples. | | Athena Title: | MICRO RISK ASST | | Pre or Corequisite: | Any one of the following: BIOS 2010-2010L or BIOS 7010 or MATH 2500 or STAT 2000 or STAT 2100H or STAT 6210 or STAT 6310 or STAT 6810 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8560. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Analysis of Infectious Disease Data | Course
Description: | A variety of approaches for analyzing and interpreting data
commonly encountered in infectious disease studies are covered,
such as case counts, longitudinal measures of prevalence and
incidence, time-series data, and more. | | Athena Title: | Analysis Infect Disease Data | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Examination of how society and social organizations influence
health and well-being of individuals and populations. In
particular, it studies the frequency, distribution, and
social determinants of states of health in populations, going
beyond individual risk-factor analysis to the study of the
social context in which the health-disease phenomenon occurs. | | Athena Title: | SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | EPID 7010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8900. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Selected topics concerning recent developments in epidemiology
are covered. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics in Epidemiology | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 8910. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Problems in Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Analysis of contemporary epidemiological methods, theory, and
applications. | | Athena Title: | PROBLEMS IN EPIDEM | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. Variable hours established by instructor. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 9000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 200 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the
direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 9005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting for students
at the doctoral level. This course may not be used to satisfy a
student's approved program of study. | | Athena Title: | Graduate Student Seminar | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 9100. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Epidemiology Doctoral Seminar | Course
Description: | Provides doctoral students an opportunity to be exposed to
topics directly relevant to their graduate school experience
and future academic opportunities. In addition, this course
includes a journal club component where students will critique
landmark epidemiologic papers and other topical papers chosen
by various faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Epidemiology Doctoral Seminar | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID 9300. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 36 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | DOCT DISSERTATION | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral
dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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