EPI4100EN - Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases

Course description

This course provides students with the opportunity to explore various classifications of diseases that are most prevalent in vulnerable communities. This course covers current disease outbreak such as the coronavirus, HIV/AIDS, and the Ebola virus, current measures used at the state and federal levels to control incident rates, and the medical interventions used to treat and prevent rebounding.

How this course benefits students

Student who complete this course have a basic knowledge about western diagnosing, best practices in public health education, and the western classification of disease.

Why this course is important

Students learn the social impact of the disease model and how vulnerable communities are affected by outbreaks. The course provides students with basic modeling skills on how to stop the spread of disease in micro communities.

Credit hours
3 hours
Subject area
Epidemology
Educational level
Bachelor
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 the student to use current methods in epidemiology to identify disease threats and formulate a evidence based plan to prevent the spread of the disease in vulnerable communities.

Missionally driven

Public health is a discipline that was used during the Christ era by sharing information that prevents illness. Our Father rendered public health law when letting the Israelites know the laws of leprosy and diet.

Contextually informed

This course addresses current disease outbreak such as the coronavirus, HIV/AIDS, and the Ebola virus, current measures used at the state and federal levels to control incident rates, and the medical interventions used to treat and prevent rebounding.

Interculturally focused

This course covers best practices in health education to prevent disease and indigenous belief systems that can impede on a community health status. The focus is to address health issues with solutions without dismissing a population's health beliefs as superstitious.

Practically minded

Students completing this course have a broader view about the methods used to identify, isolate, and control disease transmission rates.

Experientially transformed

Students develop a practical methodology to inform and direct a disease investigation. Students use practical knowledge such as western diagnosing to identify symptoms of illness in an efforts to tailor effective education programs that will promote healthy outcomes.