EPID Courses

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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Wait List
1012	EPID 600 - 001 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	Tu 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Karin Yeatts	Rosenau (PH) - Rm 0133	Seats filled (120 total)	114/120	0/10
Description: An introductory course that considers the meaning, scope, and applications of epidemiology to public health practice and the uses of vital statistics data in the scientific appraisal of community health. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 3 units.
1435	EPID 600 - 601 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	We 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Karin Yeatts	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 2304	14/15 (15 total)	Seats filled	0/10
Description: An introductory course that considers the meaning, scope, and applications of epidemiology to public health practice and the uses of vital statistics data in the scientific appraisal of community health. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 0 units.
1436	EPID 600 - 602 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	We 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Karin Yeatts	Rosenau (PH) - Rm 0230	Seats filled (15 total)	Seats filled	0/10
Description: An introductory course that considers the meaning, scope, and applications of epidemiology to public health practice and the uses of vital statistics data in the scientific appraisal of community health. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 0 units.
1783	EPID 600 - 603 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	We 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Karin Yeatts	Michael Hooker ResearchCtr3005	Seats filled (15 total)	Seats filled	0/10
Description: An introductory course that considers the meaning, scope, and applications of epidemiology to public health practice and the uses of vital statistics data in the scientific appraisal of community health. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 0 units.
1784	EPID 600 - 604 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	We 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Karin Yeatts	Michael Hooker ResearchCtr2005	Seats filled (15 total)	Seats filled	0/10
Description: An introductory course that considers the meaning, scope, and applications of epidemiology to public health practice and the uses of vital statistics data in the scientific appraisal of community health. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 0 units.
14454	EPID 600 - 605 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	Th 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Karin Yeatts	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 1302	14/15 (15 total)	Seats filled	0/10
Description: An introductory course that considers the meaning, scope, and applications of epidemiology to public health practice and the uses of vital statistics data in the scientific appraisal of community health. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 0 units.
14455	EPID 600 - 606 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	Th 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Karin Yeatts	Rosenau (PH) - Rm 0230	14/15 (15 total)	Seats filled	0/10
Description: An introductory course that considers the meaning, scope, and applications of epidemiology to public health practice and the uses of vital statistics data in the scientific appraisal of community health. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 0 units.
14457	EPID 600 - 607 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	Th 3:35PM - 4:45PM	Karin Yeatts	Michael Hooker ResearchCtr3005	Seats filled (15 total)	Seats filled	0/10
Description: An introductory course that considers the meaning, scope, and applications of epidemiology to public health practice and the uses of vital statistics data in the scientific appraisal of community health. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 0 units.
14458	EPID 600 - 608 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health	Th 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Karin Yeatts	Michael Hooker ResearchCtr2005	12/15 (15 total)	Seats filled	0/10
Description: An introductory course that considers the meaning, scope, and applications of epidemiology to public health practice and the uses of vital statistics data in the scientific appraisal of community health. One lecture and two lab hours per week. 0 units.
1493	EPID 625 - 001 Injury as a Public Health Problem	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Stephen Marshall	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 1305	11/14	4/6
Description: Corequisite, EPID 600. This course examines unintentional injuries from a public health perspective. The course covers core concepts in injury prevention and control, including the epidemiology of unintentional injury, prevention strategies, behavioral models, child and adolescent injury, messaging framing, the Haddon matrix, and injury surveillance. 3 units.
1014	EPID 700 - 001 SAS and Data Management	WeFr 3:35PM - 5:25PM	Stephen Marshall	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 1304	Seats filled (40 total)	18/40	0/5
Description: An introduction to statistical analysis, programming, and data management, using the SAS programming language. Two lecture hours and two lab hours per week. 3 units.
12274	EPID 704 - 001 Socially Responsible Epidemiology	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Chantel Martin, Ganga Bey	Rosenau (PH) - Rm 0235	Seats filled (40 total)	21/40
Description: EPID 704 aims to provide level-setting and foundational content on ethics, equity, and anti-racism, with the goal of facilitating a transition into later equity content in the other epidemiology methods courses. Designed for first-year Epidemiology PhD students, second priority to Applied Epidemiology MPH students and permission of instructor required for others to enroll. 1 units.
11811	EPID 705 - 001 Introduction to Deductive and Probability Logic in Epidemiology	MoWe 8:00AM - 8:50AM	Charles Poole	TBA	Seats filled (50 total)	28/50
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Covers properties of logical relations, truth tables and Euler diagrams, valid and fallacious arguments, cognitive heuristics and biases, interpretations of probability, the probability calculus, Bayes' theorem, binomial and normal distributions, applications of probability logic and probabilistic fallacies, all in an epidemiologic context. 2 units.
1015	EPID 710 - 001 Fundamentals of Epidemiology	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Daniel Westreich	Rosenau (PH) - Rm 0133	Seats filled (110 total)	68/100	0/15
Description: Corequisite, BIOS 600, SPHG 711, or equivalent, or instructor permission. An intensive introduction to epidemiological concepts and methods from a perspective of causal inference. This course is for students intending to lead, engage in, collaborate in, or interpret the results of epidemiologic studies. Some familiarity with biomedical concepts may be needed. Three lecture hours a week. 3 units.
16594	EPID 710 - 973A Fundamentals of Epidemiology	Tu 8:00PM - 9:30PM	Kristin Sullivan	TBA	Seats filled (16 total)	11/16
Description: Corequisite, BIOS 600, SPHG 711, or equivalent, or instructor permission. An intensive introduction to epidemiological concepts and methods from a perspective of causal inference. This course is for students intending to lead, engage in, collaborate in, or interpret the results of epidemiologic studies. Some familiarity with biomedical concepts may be needed. Three lecture hours a week. 3 units.
1020	EPID 711 - 001 Clinical Measurement and Evaluation	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Sonia Napravnik	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 2301	Seats filled (15 total)	9/15	0/5
Description: Provide a broad-based introduction to the concepts and methods of epidemiology with particular emphasis on their application in clinical research, clinical practice and health care policy. 3 units.
2115	EPID 712 - 001 Readings in Fundamentals of Epidemiology	Mo 10:10AM - 12:00PM	Daniel Westreich	Michael Hooker Research Ctr-03	Seats filled (15 total)	7/12
Description: Corequisite, EPID 710. A course applying the concepts and methods introduced in EPID 710 (required co-requisite for EPID 712) to readings in the epidemiologic, biomedical, and public health research literature. 2 units.
2116	EPID 712 - 002 Readings in Fundamentals of Epidemiology	Mo 10:10AM - 12:00PM	Daniel Westreich	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 1303	1/3	9/12
Description: Corequisite, EPID 710. A course applying the concepts and methods introduced in EPID 710 (required co-requisite for EPID 712) to readings in the epidemiologic, biomedical, and public health research literature. 2 units.
2117	EPID 712 - 003 Readings in Fundamentals of Epidemiology	Mo 1:25PM - 3:15PM	Daniel Westreich	Michael Hooker Research Ctr-03	1/3	9/12
Description: Corequisite, EPID 710. A course applying the concepts and methods introduced in EPID 710 (required co-requisite for EPID 712) to readings in the epidemiologic, biomedical, and public health research literature. 2 units.
2118	EPID 712 - 004 Readings in Fundamentals of Epidemiology	Mo 1:25PM - 3:15PM	Daniel Westreich	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 1303	0/3	8/12
Description: Corequisite, EPID 710. A course applying the concepts and methods introduced in EPID 710 (required co-requisite for EPID 712) to readings in the epidemiologic, biomedical, and public health research literature. 2 units.
16614	EPID 716 - 973A Epidemiologic Data Analysis	We 7:00PM - 8:30PM	Niketta Womack	TBA	Seats filled (16 total)	9/16
Description: Prerequisites, EPID 710 or EPID 711; and EPID 700 or EPID 795 or BIOS 511. Required preparation, documented SAS proficiency. This course is a combined lecture/lab format where students get hands-on experience in the analysis and interpretation of data from cohort and case-control studies. Students may take the SAS exemption exam in lieu of taking EPID 700, EPID 795 or BIOS 511. 3 units.
1016	EPID 718 - 001 Analytic Methods in Observational Epidemiology	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Caroline Thompson, Brian Pence	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 2306	Seats filled (40 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Prerequisites, EPID 715 and EPID 716; Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. This course provides an in-depth treatment of the analysis of data from observational epidemiologic studies, including both tabular and regression modeling approaches, and with an emphasis on the importance of study design in developing and executing an analysis plan. A major focus of the course is the semester-long, independent data analysis project in which students apply and integrate the concepts covered in class to a dataset and research question of their choosing. 3 units.
1017	EPID 719 - 001 Readings in Epidemiologic Methods	We 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Charles Poole	TBA	11/25 (25 total)	Seats filled
Description: A discussion in journal-club format of readings in general epidemiologic methods, from problem conceptualization to application of results. 1 units.
1993	EPID 726 - 001 Epidemiologic Research Methods	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	AUDREY PETTIFOR, Melissa Troester, Larry Engel, Stephen Marshall, DAVID CARROLL	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 2308	Seats filled (50 total)	44/50
Description: Prerequisite, EPID 715 or EPID 804. Minimum second-year standing in doctoral (with permission of the instructor) or MSCR program. A course in the design and conduct of epidemiologic research. Each student will comprehensively address the conceptual and practical aspects of developing a high-quality, detailed research proposal. EPID PhD or MSCR majors only. 3 units.
1018	EPID 735 - 001 Cardiovascular Epidemiology	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	WAYNE ROSAMOND	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 2304	Seats filled (25 total)	24/25	0/5
Description: Review of cardiovascular health and disease in populations and their population determinants. Topics include epidemiologic methods, risk factors, strategies for prevention, and a student research project. Three lecture hours per week 3 units.
2012	EPID 743 - 001 Genetic Epidemiology: Methods and Applications	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	KARI NORTH	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 2305	6/7	13/15
Description: Prerequisites, BIOS 545 and EPID 715; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. Concepts and methods of genetic epidemiology relevant to the study of complex human diseases, including segregation analysis, linkage analysis, and gene-environment interaction. Includes whole genome approaches, as well as nonhuman systems. Three lecture hours a week. 3 units.
16616	EPID 750 - 973A Fundamentals of Public Health Surveillance	Mo 6:00PM - 7:30PM	Eduardo Valverde	TBA	Seats filled (16 total)	9/16
Description: This course provides the conceptual foundations and practical skills for designing and implementing surveillance systems, for using surveillance data for the conduct and evaluation of public health programs and research. 3 units.
16617	EPID 750 - 973B Fundamentals of Public Health Surveillance	Mo 8:00PM - 9:30PM	Phyllis Suris-Swartz	TBA	Seats filled (16 total)	8/16
Description: This course provides the conceptual foundations and practical skills for designing and implementing surveillance systems, for using surveillance data for the conduct and evaluation of public health programs and research. 3 units.
16619	EPID 759 - 973A Methods in Field Epidemiology	Tu 7:00PM - 8:30PM	Eduardo Valverde	TBA	Seats filled (16 total)	8/16
Description: Course will focus on epidemiological methods required to investigate urgent public health problems. Course covers the skills and tools needed to conduct outbreak investigations and communicate findings to the public. Three lecture hours per week. 3 units.
1912	EPID 772 - 001 Cancer Prevention and Control Seminar	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Melissa Gilkey, John Wise, Jake Stallard	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 2305	5/7 (7 total)	Seats filled
Description: An interdisciplinary overview of cancer prevention and control. Emphasis on projects and activities from perspectives of epidemiology, health behavior and education, and health policy and management. Appropriate research design and methodologies are covered. 3 units.
13535	EPID 775 - 001 Advanced Cancer Epidemiology: Classic and Contemporary Controversies in Cancer Causation	Fr 11:20AM - 1:00PM	Marc Emerson	TBA	7/20 (20 total)	Seats filled
Description: Prerequisites, EPID 715, 718, and 770 or 771; Permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. Readings and discussions on classic and contemporary controversies in cancer. Two seminar hours per week. 2 units.
2004	EPID 795 - 001 Data in Public Health	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Bethany DiPrete	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 2308	31/39 (40 total)	Seats filled	0/6
Description: This course provides students with an overview of public health informatics and includes in-depth discussions on informatics approaches used in developing the public health information systems in use today. 3 units.
16621	EPID 795 - 973A Data in Public Health	Mo 6:30PM - 8:00PM	Mark Massing	TBA	Seats filled (16 total)	2/16
Description: This course provides students with an overview of public health informatics and includes in-depth discussions on informatics approaches used in developing the public health information systems in use today. 3 units.
16622	EPID 795 - 973B Data in Public Health	Tu 6:30PM - 8:00PM	Danielle Robinson	TBA	Seats filled (14 total)	12/14
Description: This course provides students with an overview of public health informatics and includes in-depth discussions on informatics approaches used in developing the public health information systems in use today. 3 units.
2001	EPID 799A - 001 Special Studies in Epidemiology I	Fr 9:05AM - 11:00AM	Julie Daniels, Til Stürmer	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 2304	Seats filled (25 total)	17/25
Description: Experimental course to be offered by faculty to determine the need and demand for the subject. Topics will be chosen by faculty based on current public health issues. One credit option. 1 units.
2119	EPID 799A - 002 Special Studies in Epidemiology I	We 3:35PM - 5:05PM	Michele Jonsson-Funk	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 2303	9/20 (20 total)	Seats filled
Description: Experimental course to be offered by faculty to determine the need and demand for the subject. Topics will be chosen by faculty based on current public health issues. One credit option. 1 units.
13538	EPID 799B - 001 Special Studies in Epidemiology II	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	LISA GRALINSKI, Timothy Sheahan	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 1302	2/3	8/12
Description: Experimental course to be offered by faculty to determine the need and demand for the subject. Topics will be chosen by faculty based on current public health issues. Two credits option. 2 units.
13539	EPID 799C - 001 Special Studies in Epidemiology III	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Justin Lessler, Bethany DiPrete, Sara Levintow	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 1303	Seats filled (20 total)	9/20
Description: Experimental course to be offered by faculty to determine the need and demand for the subject. Topics will be chosen by faculty based on current public health issues. Three credits option. 3 units.
13540	EPID 818 - 001 Analytical Methods in Nutritional Epidemiology	We 2:30PM - 5:00PM	LINDA ADAIR	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 1302	1/2 (2 total)	Seats filled
Description: Prerequisites, BIOS 545, EPID 600 or 710, and NUTR 813. Skills and techniques to study how dietary exposures, physical activity, and anthropometric status relate to disease outcomes. Focus is hands-on data analysis using STATA, and interpretation of results from statistical analysis. 3 units.
1701	EPID 826 - 001 Introduction to Social Epidemiology	Fr 11:15AM - 1:00PM	Joanna Maselko	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 2306	Seats filled (60 total)	28/55	0/8
Description: Pre- or corequisite, EPID 600. This course provides an overview of key concepts, methods and findings in research on social determinants of population health. Classes will consist of a didactic presentation followed by in-class group work modules and large group summary discussion. 2 units.
1147	EPID 851 - 001 Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	TANIA DESROSIERS	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 2301	3/5	27/30
Description: Co-requisites, BIOS 600 and EPID 600; Equivalent experience for students lacking the co-requisites. Epidemiology of reproductive and perinatal health outcomes, including infertility, fetal loss, preterm birth, birthweight, congenital malformations, and infant mortality. Includes current knowledge regarding epidemiology of these outcomes and discussion of methodologic issues. Three lecture hours per week. 3 units.
2124	EPID 889 - 001 Topics in Epidemiology Seminar	Mo 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Anna Kucharska-Newton, Christy Avery, Misa Graff, Michelle Meyer	Wilson - Rm 0139	7/15 (15 total)	Seats filled
Description: Prerequisite, EPID 710. EPID majors only. Topics are chosen to reflect emerging issues in the field, as well as those that meet the interests of the students and faculty in the department. 1 units.
1419	EPID 893 - 001 Pharmacoepidemiology Seminar	Mo 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Michele Jonsson-Funk, Jennifer Lund, Til Stürmer	McGavran-Greenberg PH-Rm 2304	16/25 (25 total)	Seats filled
Description: This is a weekly seminar to explore current problems in pharmacoepidemiology. It supplements the introductory course, EPID 765. Required preparation, basic knowledge of epidemiology and biostatistics. May be repeated. One seminar hour a week. 1 units.
1019	EPID 897 - 001 Advanced Seminar in Cardiovascular Research	Tu 12:30PM - 1:20PM	Anna Kucharska-Newton	TBA	0/30 (30 total)	Seats filled
Description: Permission of the instructor. Review of substantive and methodological research in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. May be repeated for credit. Two to six seminar hours a week. 1 - 3 units.
16624	EPID 992 - 973A Master's (Non-Thesis)	Th 6:00PM - 7:30PM	Grace Mulholland	TBA	Seats filled (16 total)	2/16
Description: 3 units.