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Apr 21, 2025
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CHS 473 - Epidemiology (3 units) CO9
Principles used in measuring health outcomes with a focus on measures of frequency, associations, and epidemiological study designs.
Prerequisite(s): CHS 101 ; CHS 102 ; CHS 200 ; CHS 280 ; Junior or Senior standing.
Units of Lecture: 2
Units of Discussion/Recitation: 1
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. describe the historical roots of epidemiological thinking and their contribution to the evolution of the scientific method.
2. use basic epidemiological measures for describing morbidity and mortality to express numerically the amount and distribution of health- and non health-related outcomes.
3. use the distribution of a health-related outcome to generate hypotheses that might provide an explanation.
4. explain basic statistical and epidemiological concepts of estimation, inference, and adjustment to establish association.
5. explain how to use evidence of an association to make a judgment about whether an association is causal.
6. describe the basic epidemiological study designs that are used to test hypotheses, identify associations, and establish causation.
7. critically examine and evaluate the strength and limitations of a public health topic (scientific literature, mass media, intervention, or policy) and demonstrate quantitative regard for various sources of error.
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