Advanced Epidemiology

3 credits · Graduate Programs

Expands understanding of epidemiological research methods such as the assessment and management of threats to validity and approaches to causal assessment. Topics include handling of large data files, management of design effects, identification and control of confounding, prevention of systematic and random (e.g. Type I, Type II) error, and addressing the problems associated with missing data. Includes an introduction to causal graphs, counterfactual reasoning, and risk prediction. Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 640 or Medical Science 647.01 and admission to the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Health Sciences 740 and either Medical Science 709 or Veterinary Medicine 740 will not be allowed.