EPI5100EN - Fundamentals of Epidemiology

Course description

The purpose of this course is to introduce Christian missional leaders to the field of epidemiology and its utilization in public health. The course will explore the role and principles of epidemiology and describe components of epidemiology such as frequency, distribution, and determinants of disease in human population. the course is designed to help students apply epidemiologic concepts and methods in describing.

How this course benefits students

Students need to understand frequency, distribution, and determinants of diseases in human population and use this knowledge to infer association between health exposure and outcomes.At this level, students will be introduced to intermediate epidemiologic methods and a deeper understanding of various study design in epidemiology and be able to distinguish them.

Why this course is important

An in-depth understanding of epidemiology and its application is essential to population health. Students need epidemiological skills to be able to identify health data, calculate and interpret measures of disease occurrence and write and publish epidemiologic studies.

Credit hours
3 hours
Subject area
Epidemology
Educational level
Master
Learning type
Instructional
Prerequisites
None
Upcoming terms
Pending
* Schedule subject to change. Please contact the Registrar's office with schedule questions.

How this course relates to missional core values

Biblically based

The course will enable students to relate the knowledge gained in this class to describe frequency, distribution, and determinants of a particular outcome in the community being served

Missionally driven

In the changing dynamics of the world population and various outbreak of diseases, a basic understanding of the principle of epidemiology will help Christian missionaries in data collection, analysis and make causal inference to better serve the population on mission field.

Contextually informed

This course will address issues related to disease occurrence, mortality, infectious disease outbreak and the role of epidemiologists on mission field.

Interculturally focused

Since the core concepts of epidemiology involves studying disease in various populations, the course will reflect intercultural aspects of epidemiologic studies.

Practically minded

Students completing the course will become familiar with the role of epidemiology, and be able to differentiate various study designs in epidemiology. In addition, they will be able to identify sources of health data and describe the epidemiology of diseases.

Experientially transformed

Students will be challenged to develop an epidemiological study on a topic or health outcome which is of interest to them or which is related to the population they are serving