SOAN 365 - Epidemiology

4 credits
Introduces basic principles and methods of epidemiology to the study of the distribution and determinants of health and diseases, morbidity, injuries, disability and mortality in populations. Topics include measures of disease frequency and effect, uses of rates and proportions and other statistics to describe health of populations, epidemiological study designs, outbreak investigations and ethical issues in epidemiological research. Students also develop skills to read, interpret and evaluate health information from epidemiologic studies. Prerequisite(s): EC 232 or MTH 243 or SOAN 302.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.