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.

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.

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.

Independent, intensive, and extended research conducted under the supervision of a faculty member.

Students will learn the basic principles of epidemiology within a framework of a hands-on application to investigate specific national and international disease outbreaks.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.