NU - 807 Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Credits: 3

This course provides students with an understanding of epidemiological methods to estimate the burden of disease as a public health problem, methods of control and prevention, and the development and evaluation of health programs. Students are introduced to main epidemiological study designs and their major advantages and limitations. Biostatistics concepts and applications used in epidemiology and public health providing understandings of essential topics, such as descriptive and inferential statistical analysis are emphasized. Students will increase their level of epidemiological and statistical literacy and acquire firm skills in reading and interpreting public health literature.

Prerequisite: Basic undergraduate statistics course equivalent to MA-111, NU 800 and NU 802.