| Field Epidemiology Certificate: Curriculum |
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The Certificate Program in Field Epidemiology consists of four 3-credit-hour courses, taken one course per semester over a 16-month period.
This certificate program
consists of 12 credit hours and is Internet-based. All courses are taught by
faculty in the Department of Epidemiology. EPIDEMIOLOGY 600. Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health, 3 credits This is an introductory epidemiology course that considers the meaning, scope, and applications of epidemiology to public health practice and the uses of vital statistics data in the scientific appraisal of community health. Formerly Epidemiology 160. Preliminary summer 08 schedule EPIDEMIOLOGY 759. Methods in Field Epidemiology, 3 Credits This course focuses on the epidemiological methods required to investigate urgent public health problems. The skills and tools needed to conduct outbreak investigations and communicate findings to the public are covered in this course. Formerly Epidemiology 223. EPIDEMIOLOGY 758. Principles and Methods of Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology, 3 Credits This course encompasses the interaction between an infectious agent, host, and environment, modes and dynamics of transmission, the role of immunity in infectious disease epidemiology, and disease elimination strategies. Epidemiology 758 Course Public Page EPIDEMIOLOGY 750: Fundamentals of Public Health Surveillance, 3 Credits This course provides the conceptual foundations and practical skills for designing and implementing surveillance systems and for using surveillance data for the conduct and evaluation of public health programs and research. Formerly Epidemiology 213.
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| Last updated July 31, 2008 |
