Infectious Disease Epidemiology

(3 Credits)

The course will provide an overview of the principles and methods of applied infectious disease epidemiology. Students enrolled in this course will learn the terminology associated with infectious disease epidemiology, factors that impact infectious disease transmission dynamics (i.e. vaccination and immunity), the methods used to conduct infectious disease surveillance, and control measures to reduce or eliminate the burden of certain infectious diseases in our population. In addition, the course will cover topics such as assessment of vaccine field effectiveness, molecular epidemiology and laboratory diagnosis of key infectious diseases. Finally, the course will cover the risk factors, transmission dynamics and control measures for key infectious diseases in global and domestic settings.