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EPID 301 Principles of Epidemiology Units: 3.00
Basic methods involved in researching the distribution and determinants of health/disease in populations. Core principles of epidemiology are examined, as are the various epidemiological approaches to study design. The latter include descriptive (cross-sectional and ecological), observational (case-control and cohort), and experimental (randomized controlled trials) approaches.
Learning Hours: 117 (13.5L, 13.5T, 6 Group Learning, 12 Online Activity, 72 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite BIOL 243 or CHEE 209 or COMM 162 or ECON 250 or GPHY 247 or KNPE 251 or NURS 323 or POLS 285 (formerly POLS 385/3.0) or PSYC 202 or SOCY 211 or STAM 200 or STAT 263 or STAT 267 or STAT 269 or STAT 367.
Exclusion HSCI 270 (formerly BMED 270/3.0); HLTH 323.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Define and explain the main terms used in epidemiology (concepts, measures).
- Recognize and distinguish the main study designs (cross-sectional and correlational, case control, cohort, randomized controlled trial and systematic reviews) used to identify causes of disease and to evaluate the effectiveness of clinical and public health interventions.
- Calculate and interpret the main measures used in descriptive and analytic studies (rates, estimates of association).
- Identify and evaluate the main sources of error related to interpreting the epidemiological findings (chance, bias, confounding).
- Recognize and explain the practical applications of epidemiology (outbreaks, surveillance, prevention, screening).