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INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY

NUTRSCI 379
Course Description

Provides undergraduate students of all disciplines with an introduction to the field of epidemiology. As the "detectives of public health," epidemiologists investigate the causes of disease, track outbreaks, screen and monitor the health of populations, and design studies to track health over time. Epidemiological research is used to identify groups at-risk for disease, guide public health programs and policies and generate hypotheses about the causes of diseases which can inform further research. Also examines association and causality, study design, and limitations to epidemiological evidence, drawing from real examples, both current and historical.

Prerequisites

Satisfied Quantitative Reasoning (QR) A requirement

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.59

-3.91% from Historical

Completion Rate
98.57%

-0.75% from Historical

A Rate
60%

-15.61% from Historical

Class Size
210

15.07% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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