CARDIOVASCULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: SOC/POP HLTH 797 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the major types of cardiovascular disease and their distributions in the population. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the general pathophysiology underlying each major type of cardiovascular disease. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify the primary risk factors for each major type of cardiovascular disease. Audience: Graduate 4. Describe how each major type of cardiovascular disease is assessed in clinical practice and in epidemiological studies. Audience: Graduate 5. Describe the major epidemiological studies that have provided the foundation of knowledge in this field. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the major types of cardiovascular disease and their distributions in the population. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the general pathophysiology underlying each major type of cardiovascular disease. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify the primary risk factors for each major type of cardiovascular disease. Audience: Graduate 4. Describe how each major type of cardiovascular disease is assessed in clinical practice and in epidemiological studies. Audience: Graduate 5. Describe the major epidemiological studies that have provided the foundation of knowledge in this field. Audience: Graduate