Population Dynamics and Public Health

2 Credits.

Provides an introduction to population dynamics, the processes by which populations change, as a foundation for understanding population health. Students will learn how births, deaths, and migrations determine the size, growth, age-sex structure, and geographic location of populations. Students will review the proximate and indirect causes of population change and assess their socioeconomic, environmental, and public health consequences. Students will calculate and interpret basic measures used to describe populations and measure population dynamics, and learn the main sources of population data and their strengths and limitations.