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 with a particular focus on the population level. This course draws on the disciplines of biology, immunology, social science, mathematics, and biostatistics.
Athena Title
Infect Disease Epidemiology
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EPID 8500E
Prerequisite
EPID 7010 or EPID 7010E or permission of department
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Illustrate the importance of infectious disease epidemiology in the world today.
- Compare the determinants of infectious disease transmission dynamics including host behavior, host immunity, and pathogen biology.
- Design non-pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical public health interventions for outbreaks.
- Analyze how epidemiologic methods are applied during outbreaks.
Topical Outline
- Principles of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
- Tracking and forecasting outbreaks, public health decision-making, interventions, and epidemiological trials
- Outbreak health disparities and public health inequities
- Pandemic dynamics including emergence, epidemiology, public health interventions, and the disparate impact
- The future of pandemic preparedness
