Course Info: NS-0248
| Course | NS-0248 Epidemiology |
| Long Title | Epidemiology |
| Term | 2021S |
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| Meeting Info | Cole Science Center 316 on T,TH from 10:40-12:00 |
| Faculty | Elizabeth Conlisk |
| Capacity | 25 |
| Available | 12 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
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| Additional Info | This course includes both in person and remote elements but can accommodate fully remote students. Students should generally expect to spend 6-8 hours per week on work outside of class. |
| Description | Epidemiology was an introduction to the principles and practice of epidemiology, the core science of public health and the primary tool for measuring health disparities. The course covered the major concepts usually found in a graduate-level introductory course in epidemiology: outbreak investigations, study design, measures of effect, internal and external validity, reliability, and causal inference. Assigned readings were drawn from a standard textbook and the primary literature. In addition, students read case studies and worked step-by-step through major epidemiologic investigations of the 20th century, including the first studies linking smoking and lung cancer; the controversies regarding HIV screening in the early years of the AIDS epidemic; and the emergence of a mysterious syndrome eventually linked to a health supplement. Students also formed small groups to design and conduct a small epidemiologic study on campus. The major assignments for the course were four case studies; regular response papers/worksheets on the readings; a poster presentation of the on-campus study; and a proposal for an epidemiologic study of the student's choosing. |