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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.

Prerequisties

Satisfied Quantitative Reasoning (QR) A requirement

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average
3.78

-0.35% from Historical

Completion Rate
99.5%

-0.12% from Historical

A Rate
72%

-4.73% from Historical

Class Size
200

15.38% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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