EPID Courses

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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Total Enrollment	Wait List
1010	EPID 600 - 001 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	Tu 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Karin Yeatts	Rosenau Hall-Rm 0133	Seats filled	112/120	112/120	9/999
Description: An introductory 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. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 3 units.
1346	EPID 600 - 601 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	We 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Karin Yeatts	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2304	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	2/999
Description: An introductory 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. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 0 units.
1347	EPID 600 - 602 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	We 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Karin Yeatts	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2302	13/15	Seats filled	13/15	0/999
Description: An introductory 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. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 0 units.
1609	EPID 600 - 603 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	We 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Karin Yeatts	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1303	14/15	Seats filled	14/15	0/999
Description: An introductory 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. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 0 units.
1610	EPID 600 - 604 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	We 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Karin Yeatts	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2305	9/14	Seats filled	9/14	1/999
Description: An introductory 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. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 0 units.
11037	EPID 600 - 605 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	Th 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Karin Yeatts	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2305	Seats filled	Seats filled	16/16	4/999
Description: An introductory 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. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 0 units.
11038	EPID 600 - 606 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	Th 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Karin Yeatts	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1302	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	1/999
Description: An introductory 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. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 0 units.
11039	EPID 600 - 607 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	Th 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Karin Yeatts	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2303	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	0/999
Description: An introductory 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. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 0 units.
11040	EPID 600 - 608 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	Th 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Karin Yeatts	Rosenau Hall-Rm 0230	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	1/999
Description: An introductory 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. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 0 units.
1393	EPID 625 - 001 Injury as a Public Health Problem	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Stephen Marshall, Stephanie DeLong	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2304	Seats filled	6/25	6/25	0/999
Description: Corequisite, EPID 600. This course examines unintentional injuries from a public health perspective. The course covers core concepts in injury prevention and control, including the epidemiology of unintentional injury, prevention strategies, behavioral models, child and adolescent injury, messaging framing, the Haddon matrix, and injury surveillance. 3 units.
1012	EPID 700 - 001 SAS and Data Management	MoWe 3:35PM - 4:50PM	STEPHEN COLE	Rosenau Hall-Rm 0235	Seats filled	2/40	2/40	1/999
Description: An introduction to statistical analysis, programming, and data management, using the SAS programming language. Two lecture hours and two lab hours per week. 3 units.
10158	EPID 704 - 001 Responsible Epidemiology	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Chantel Martin	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2301	Seats filled	1/40	1/40	0/999
Description: EPID 704 aims to provide level-setting and foundational content on health equity and social determinants of health, with the goal of facilitating a transition into later health equity content in the other epidemiology methods courses. 1 units.
1013	EPID 710 - 001 Fundamentals of Epidemiology	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Daniel Westreich, Elizabeth Mcclure	Rosenau Hall-Rm 0133	Seats filled	15/105	20/110	2/999
Description: Corequisites, EPID 712 (EPID PhD students and EPID PhD minor students only); Pre- or corequisite, BIOS 600 or 662 or SPHG 712 or equivalent. An intensive introduction to epidemiological concepts and methods from a perspective of causal inference. This course is for students intending to lead, engage in, collaborate in, or interpret the results of epidemiologic studies. Some familiarity with biomedical concepts may be needed. Three lecture hours a week. 3 units.
1017	EPID 711 - 001 Clinical Measurement and Evaluation	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Sonia Napravnik	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2306	Seats filled	0/15	0/15	1/999
Description: Provide a broad-based introduction to the concepts and methods of epidemiology with particular emphasis on their application in clinical research, clinical practice and health care policy. 3 units.
1857	EPID 712 - 001 Readings in Fundamentals of Epidemiology	Mo 10:10AM - 11:40AM	Daniel Westreich, Elizabeth Mcclure	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2302	Seats filled	1/10	1/10	0/999
Description: Corequisite, EPID 710. A course applying the concepts and methods introduced in EPID 710 (required co-requisite for EPID 712) to readings in the epidemiologic, biomedical, and public health research literature. 1 units.
1858	EPID 712 - 002 Readings in Fundamentals of Epidemiology	Mo 10:10AM - 11:40AM	Daniel Westreich, Elizabeth Mcclure	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1302	Seats filled	0/10	0/10	0/999
Description: Corequisite, EPID 710. A course applying the concepts and methods introduced in EPID 710 (required co-requisite for EPID 712) to readings in the epidemiologic, biomedical, and public health research literature. 1 units.
1859	EPID 712 - 003 Readings in Fundamentals of Epidemiology	Mo 1:25PM - 2:55PM	Daniel Westreich, Elizabeth Mcclure	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1302	Seats filled	0/10	0/10	0/999
Description: Corequisite, EPID 710. A course applying the concepts and methods introduced in EPID 710 (required co-requisite for EPID 712) to readings in the epidemiologic, biomedical, and public health research literature. 1 units.
1860	EPID 712 - 004 Readings in Fundamentals of Epidemiology	Mo 1:25PM - 2:55PM	Daniel Westreich, Elizabeth Mcclure	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1303	Seats filled	0/10	0/10	0/999
Description: Corequisite, EPID 710. A course applying the concepts and methods introduced in EPID 710 (required co-requisite for EPID 712) to readings in the epidemiologic, biomedical, and public health research literature. 1 units.
12363	EPID 717 - 001 Advanced Epidemiologic Methods	MoWe 9:05AM - 10:20AM	Jess Edwards, Paul Zivich	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1301	Seats filled	27/40	27/40	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, EPID 705, 710, 712, 715, 716. Course covers epidemiologic analysis of time-to-event data and emphasizes weighing threats to the accuracy of inferences. Class time is spent discussing weekly readings and homeworks. 3 units.
1014	EPID 719 - 001 Readings in Epidemiologic Methods	We 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Charles Poole	TBA	0/25	Seats filled	0/25	0/999
Description: A discussion in journal-club format of readings in general epidemiologic methods, from problem conceptualization to application of results. 1 units.
1768	EPID 726 - 001 Epidemiologic Research Methods	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	AUDREY PETTIFOR	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1301	Seats filled	33/50	33/50	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, EPID 715 or EPID 804. Minimum second-year standing in doctoral (with permission of the instructor) or MSCR program. A course in the design and conduct of epidemiologic research. Each student will comprehensively address the conceptual and practical aspects of developing a high-quality, detailed research proposal. EPID PhD or MSCR majors only. 3 units.
1015	EPID 735 - 001 Cardiovascular Epidemiology	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Shakia Hardy	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1303	Seats filled	16/20	16/20	0/999
Description: Review of cardiovascular health and disease in populations and their population determinants. Topics include epidemiologic methods, risk factors, strategies for prevention, and a student research project. Three lecture hours per week 3 units.
1783	EPID 743 - 001 Genetic Epidemiology: Methods and Applications	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	KARI NORTH	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2302	Seats filled	5/15	5/15	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, BIOS 545 and EPID 715; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. Concepts and methods of genetic epidemiology relevant to the study of complex human diseases, including segregation analysis, linkage analysis, and gene-environment interaction. Includes whole genome approaches, as well as nonhuman systems. Three lecture hours a week. 3 units.
1111	EPID 750 - 956 Fundamentals of Public Health Surveillance	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:40PM	LAUREN DIBIASE, Emily Vavalle	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2308	Seats filled	32/45	32/45	0/999
Description: This course provides the conceptual foundations and practical skills for designing and implementing surveillance systems, for using surveillance data for the conduct and evaluation of public health programs and research. 3 units.
14625	EPID 751 - 001 Biological Basis of Infectious Disease Epidemiology	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	LISA GRALINSKI, Timothy Sheahan	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1302	2/3	10/14	12/17	3/999
Description: The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the biological factors underpinning the epidemiology of infectious diseases. Topics will include emerging and endemic viral and bacterial diseases, innate and adaptive immunity, vaccine and therapeutic development, and the public health challenges of infectious disease response. This course is required of all ID epidemiology PhD students, but students may in rare cases exempt out with the permission of the instructor. 3 units.
15028	EPID 756 - 001 Introduction to Infectious Disease Modeling and Simulation in R	Tu 3:30PM - 4:20PM	Justin Lessler, Bethany DiPrete, Sara Levintow	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2303	Seats filled	7/20	7/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, EPID 751 or "Biological Basis of Infectious Disease Epidemiology" (offered as either EPID 799B or EPID 799C) and EPID 755. Basic concepts and skills needed to use R software for infectious disease modeling and simulations. Course involves lectures and coding demonstrations. In assignments, students will implement compartmental and stochastic models and simulate epidemic dynamics. 1 credit hour. 1 units.
1706	EPID 772 - 001 Cancer Prevention and Control Seminar	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Melissa Gilkey	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2305	Seats filled	Seats filled	7/7	1/999
Description: An interdisciplinary overview of cancer prevention and control. Emphasis on projects and activities from perspectives of epidemiology, health behavior and education, and health policy and management. Appropriate research design and methodologies are covered. 3 units.
10739	EPID 775 - 001 Analytical Methods of Cancer Health Equity	Fr 12:20PM - 2:20PM	Marc Emerson	Rosenau Hall-Rm 0230	3/25	Seats filled	3/25	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, EPID 715 and 770 or 771. Permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. Readings and discussions on classic and contemporary topics in cancer health equity. Two seminar hours per week. 2 units.
1776	EPID 795 - 001 Data in Public Health	MoWe 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Bethany DiPrete	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2308	Seats filled	2/40	2/40	1/999
Description: This course provides students with an overview of public health informatics and includes in-depth discussions on informatics approaches used in developing the public health information systems in use today. 3 units.
1773	EPID 799A - 001 Special Studies in Epidemiology I	We 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Julie Daniels, William Miller	Rosenau Hall-Rm 0228	Seats filled	1/25	1/25	0/999
Description: Experimental course to be offered by faculty to determine the need and demand for the subject. Topics will be chosen by faculty based on current public health issues. One credit option. 1 units.
14850	EPID 799A - 002 Special Studies in Epidemiology I	We 3:35PM - 5:05PM	To be Announced	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2303	3/20	Seats filled	3/20	0/999
Description: Experimental course to be offered by faculty to determine the need and demand for the subject. Topics will be chosen by faculty based on current public health issues. One credit option. 1 units.
13811	EPID 818 - 001 Analytical Methods in Nutritional Epidemiology	We 2:30PM - 5:00PM	LINDA ADAIR	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1302	Seats filled	Seats filled	2/2	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, BIOS 545, EPID 600 or 710, and NUTR 813. Skills and techniques to study how dietary exposures, physical activity, and anthropometric status relate to disease outcomes. Focus is hands-on data analysis using STATA, and interpretation of results from statistical analysis. 3 units.
13812	EPID 827 - 001 Social Theories for Epidemiologic Research	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:50PM	Ganga Bey, Jaime Slaughter-Acey	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1301	6/20	9/10	15/30	0/999
Description: Pre- or corequisites, EPID 704 and EPID 826 or instructor permission. This course explores key social theories and their applications in epidemiologic research. Drawing from diverse disciplines, students will examine prevailing frameworks outlining how social structures, power dynamics, cultural contexts, and identity shape health behaviors, outcomes, and access to care. By course end, students will be equipped to apply social theory to research design, hypothesis generation, data interpretation, and the development of interventions that address health inequities to ensure more rigorous, relevant, and equitable epidemiologic research. 2 units.
1115	EPID 851 - 001 Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	TANIA DESROSIERS	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1305	Seats filled	17/25	17/25	2/999
Description: Prerequisite, EPID 600 or EPID 710 or EPID 711 or SPHG 712. Epidemiology of reproductive and perinatal health outcomes, including infertility, fetal loss, preterm birth, birthweight, congenital malformations, and infant mortality. Includes current knowledge regarding epidemiology of these outcomes and discussion of methodologic issues. Three lecture hours per week. 3 units.
1866	EPID 889 - 001 Topics in Epidemiology Seminar	Mo 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Christy Avery	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2305	0/15	Seats filled	0/15	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, EPID 710. EPID majors only. Topics are chosen to reflect emerging issues in the field, as well as those that meet the interests of the students and faculty in the department. 1 units.
13024	EPID 892 - 001 Translating Health Equity Methods into Practice	Th 12:30PM - 2:30PM	To be Announced	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2301	Seats filled	4/30	4/30	0/999
Description: This course builds students' self-efficacy in using frameworks for equity assessment of programs and policies, articulating one's position on health inequity issues as well as in engaging opposing viewpoints. The course will also provide exposure to professionals who are advancing health equity in public health practice and research settings. Students will synthesize knowledge across their equity coursework and use that as a basis to define and build their health equity research or practice work. MPH Health Equity and Social Justice Students only. 0.5 units.
13813	EPID 892 - 002 Translating Health Equity Methods into Practice	Th 12:30PM - 2:30PM	To be Announced	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2301	Seats filled	15/30	15/30	0/999
Description: This course builds students' self-efficacy in using frameworks for equity assessment of programs and policies, articulating one's position on health inequity issues as well as in engaging opposing viewpoints. The course will also provide exposure to professionals who are advancing health equity in public health practice and research settings. Students will synthesize knowledge across their equity coursework and use that as a basis to define and build their health equity research or practice work. MPH Health Equity and Social Justice Students only. 0.5 units.
1331	EPID 893 - 001 Pharmacoepidemiology Seminar	Mo 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Michele Jonsson-Funk, Jennifer Lund, Til Stürmer	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2304	5/25	Seats filled	5/25	0/999
Description: This is a weekly seminar to explore current problems in pharmacoepidemiology. It supplements the introductory course, EPID 765. Required preparation, basic knowledge of epidemiology and biostatistics. May be repeated. One seminar hour a week. 1 units.
1016	EPID 897 - 001 Advanced Seminar in Cardiovascular Research	Tu 12:30PM - 1:20PM	Anna Kucharska-Newton	TBA	0/30	Seats filled	0/30	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. Review of substantive and methodological research in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. May be repeated for credit. Two to six seminar hours a week. 1 - 3 units.