EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL ONE HEALTH
Examines the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health within the context of the Anthropocene. Drawing on the One Health framework, explore how globalization, ecological change, and human activity contribute to health disparities, the emergence of infectious diseases, and shifts in global public health priorities. Explore the epidemiology of infectious diseases, health determinants across diverse populations, and the ecological, social, and economic factors that facilitate disease transmission and emergence. Engage with case studies on zoonotic diseases, historical and modern pandemics, and management responses to infectious disease outbreaks. Integrates perspectives from veterinary science, human medicine, public health, ecology, entomology, and epidemiology, emphasizing the need for cross-disciplinary approaches to address complex, modern global health issues.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Utilize global health data to identify public health disparities, monitor trends in emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), and assess the ecological and environmental conditions that promote disease emergence, particularly under the forces of climate change and demographic shifts. Audience: Graduate 2. Define and apply key concepts related to EIDs (e.g., hosts, vectors, reservoirs, and transmission cycles), differentiate between EIDs and endemic diseases, and use epidemiological principles to improve population health and reduce disparities Audience: Graduate 3. Quantitatively and qualitatively assess past infectious disease outbreaks (e.g., Zika, Ebola, West Nile virus, and malaria) to understand successes and failures in management, intervention strategies, and quantitative models of disease transmission, including R 0 and compartmental modeling. Audience: Graduate 4. Examine the roles of public health, veterinary, and agricultural agencies in managing and preventing EIDs and propose strategies to address the impacts of global environmental changes on disease emergence through interdisciplinary collaboration. Audience: Graduate 5. Investigate ethical and practical considerations in global health research, with a focus on One Health principles, and explore how interdisciplinary approaches can address emerging public health challenges in the Anthropocene. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Utilize global health data to identify public health disparities, monitor trends in emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), and assess the ecological and environmental conditions that promote disease emergence, particularly under the forces of climate change and demographic shifts. Audience: Graduate 2. Define and apply key concepts related to EIDs (e.g., hosts, vectors, reservoirs, and transmission cycles), differentiate between EIDs and endemic diseases, and use epidemiological principles to improve population health and reduce disparities Audience: Graduate 3. Quantitatively and qualitatively assess past infectious disease outbreaks (e.g., Zika, Ebola, West Nile virus, and malaria) to understand successes and failures in management, intervention strategies, and quantitative models of disease transmission, including R 0 and compartmental modeling. Audience: Graduate 4. Examine the roles of public health, veterinary, and agricultural agencies in managing and preventing EIDs and propose strategies to address the impacts of global environmental changes on disease emergence through interdisciplinary collaboration. Audience: Graduate 5. Investigate ethical and practical considerations in global health research, with a focus on One Health principles, and explore how interdisciplinary approaches can address emerging public health challenges in the Anthropocene. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027