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BIO 354 - Epidemiology

Description
Epidemiology is the study of health and disease of populations. In this course, students will learn methods epidemiologists use to elucidate relationships between various types of exposures and positive or negative health outcomes; they will also explore methods to trace and predict disease patterns, including epidemics and pandemics, and emphasizing SARS-CoV-2. In this course, students will learn how to develop research questions, design ethical studies, conduct sampling for research, perform basic analyses, and minimize bias and other types of error. Same as PBH354.
Prerequisite
PBH 251 

Credits: 1

Course Attribute(s):
NATL Gen Ed: Natural Science w/ Lab


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