(MDCH640)Fundamentals of Epidemiology

3 credits · Graduate Programs

Principles and methods of descriptive and analytic epidemiology. Emphasizes the underlying concepts and approaches of epidemiological research and critical appraisal of epidemiologic studies including: observational study designs and their vulnerabilities to bias, measures of frequency and association, basic methods for addressing sampling variability, confounding, and effect modification. Concepts related to causal judgment in epidemiology are also introduced. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Veterinary Medical Sciences graduate program or consent of the Faculty. Corequisite(s): Veterinary Medicine 610. Notes: Not available to Open Studies students. Also known as: (Community Health Sciences 640)