
IPH-EPI1: Epidemiology I
COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this core knowledge course, students will learn and apply fundamental concepts of epidemiology to multiple domains of public health.
This course relies on a combination of major textbooks and video tutorials to teach how to practice epidemiology to better understand, characterize, and promote health at a population level.
- Credit value: 3 (US standard) | 5 (ECTS standard)
- Indicative duration (full time): 2-3 weeks
- Indicative duration (part time): 4-6 week
- Certificate: Yes
RELATED / RECOMMENDED COURSERA COURSES
The instructor or faculty coordinator may direct the student to enroll in one or more Coursera courses, either as a preliminary task or concurrently with the EUCLID course. These relevant or recommended courses are:
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COURSE METHODOLOGY
This course is based on standard EUCLID methodology. Students may refer to the following resources:
Academic Guidelines (HQ version)
Academic Guidelines (most recent version even if unofficial)
Student Orientation Guidelines (most recent version even if unofficial)
COURSE OBJECTIVES | LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the importance of epidemiology for informing scientific, ethical, economic and political discussion of health issues
- Describe an international public health problem in terms of person, place, and time
- Apply the basic terminology and definitions of epidemiology
- Explain concepts and considerations association with study design
- Calculate basic epidemiology measures
- Evaluate the strengths and limitations of epidemiologic reports
- Draw appropriate inferences from epidemiologic data
- Communicate epidemiologic information to lay and professional audiences.
REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIAL
- Epidemiology: A Very Short Introduction (Saracci)
- Basic Epidemiology (World Health Organization)
- Epidemiology (Main Textbook) (Gordis)
COURSE INSTRUCTOR | ASSOCIATED FACULTY
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