PPHS 615. Introduction to Infectious Disease Epidemiology.
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PPHS 615
Introduction to Infectious Disease Epidemiology.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Introduction to the field of infectious disease epidemiology taught from a public health perspective. Topics include analytic methods, study design, outbreak investigations, surveillance, vaccine development and evaluations, screening, modelling, and infectious causes of cancer or chronic diseases.
- Prerequisite: EPIB 601 or Permission of Instructor.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 615.
- Note: An undergraduate level biology course is highly recommended.
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