Graduate Courses for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (EPIB)
Schedule of Classes:
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Summer
(Only current and next semester available)
EPIB 610 Foundations of Epidemiology (3 credits)
Not open to students who have completed HLTH720. Credit will be granted
for only one of the following: EPIB610 or HLTH720. Formerly HLTH720.
Introduction to the discipline of epidemiology and its applications to
health issues and practices. Basic epidemiologic concepts and methods
will be covered.
EPIB 611 Intermediate Epidemiology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EPIB610.
Analysis of epidemiologic methods as applied to epidemiologic research,
analysis of bias, confounding, effect modification issues, overview of
design, implementation, and analysis of epidemiologic studies.
EPIB 612 Epidemiologic Study Design (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EPIB610, EPIB611, and EPIB650.
Application of epidemiologic study designs, analytic methods used for
analysis of cohort, case-control, cross-sectional, and clinical trials
research.
EPIB 620 Chronic Disease Epidemiology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EPIB610.
Overview of prevalence and risk factors for major chronic diseases.
Discussion of methodological issues unique to specific chronic disease.
EPIB 621 Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EPIB610.
Overview of the unique aspects of infectious diseases and the
epidemiological methods used in their study, prevention, and control.
EPIB 622 Social Determinants of Health (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EPIB610.
Overview of the major social variables that affect public health,
including socioeconomic status, poverty, income distribution, race,
social networks/support, community cohesion, psychological stress,
gender, and work and neighborhood environment.
EPIB 623 Epidemiology of Health Disparities (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EPIB610.
Determinants that influence health outcomes of the most disadvantaged
populations in the United States. Focus on social factors contributing
to health disparities and inequities in the US.
EPIB 624 Genetic in Public Health (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EPIB610.
Emerging role of genetics in public health; overview of basic tenets of
human genetics; examination of how public health practices and research
are influenced by genetics and ethical issues specific to genetics.
EPIB 625 Epidemiology of Physical Activity (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EPIB610.
Overview of evidence of the epidemiological association of physical
activity to a variety of health outcomes, application of epidemiological
methods to the science of physical activity and health.
EPIB 626 Epidemiology of Obesity (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EPIB610.
Overview of evidence of the epidemiological association of physical
activity to a variety of health outcomes, application of epidemiological
methods to the science of physical activity and health.
EPIB 641 Public Health and Research Ethics (1 credits)
Overview and discussion of ethical issues that face public health
practitioners and researchers.
EPIB 650 Biostatistics I (3 credits)
Formerly: HLTH651 and HLTH688B. Not open to students who have completed
HLTH651 or HLTH688B. Credit will be granted for only one of the
following: EPIB650, HLTH651, or HLTH688B.
Basic statistical concepts and procedures for Public Health. Focuses on
applications, hands-on-experience, and interpretations of statistical
findings.
EPIB 651 Biostatistics II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EPIB650.
Introduction to a variety of stattistical tools with applictions in
public health, including simple and mutiple regression, experimental
design, categorical data analysis, logistic regression, and survival
analysis.
EPIB 652 Categorical Data Analysis (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EPIB650 and EPIB651.
Methods for the analysis of categorical data as applied to public health
research, including variables with two or more categories, analysis of
data structures that are counted, ordered, censored, or subjecto to
selection.
EPIB 653 Survival Data Analysis (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EPIB650 and EPIB651.
Overview of statistical methods for anlayzing censored survival data,
including the Kaplan-Meier estimator and the log-rank test.
EPIB 654 Clinical Trial Analysis (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EPIB650 and EPIB651.
Principles of clinical trial design, including randomization strategies,
design and analytic issues to minimize threats to validity, sample size
and power calculations, intention to treat analyses.
EPIB 655 Longitudinal Data Analysis (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EPIB650 and EPIB651.
Statistical models for drawing scientific inferences from longitudinal
data, longitudinal study design, repeated measures and random effects to
account for experimental designs that involve correlated responses,
handling of missing data.
EPIB 698 Special Topics in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (1-3 credits)
Open to master or doctoral students who desire to pursue special topics
in Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
EPIB 710 Epidemiologic Research Methods (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EPIB610, EPIB611, EPIB612, EPIB650 and EPIB651.
In-depth study of the knowledge and skills needed to design, conduct,
and evaluate an epidemiologic research study. Development of a complete
research project.
EPIB 740 Advanced Methods in Epidemiology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EPIB610, EPIB611, EPIB612, EPIB650, and EPIB651.
In-depth investigation of epidemiologic methods for making causal
inferences and solving complex methodological problems. Multivariate
models emphasized.
EPIB 785 Internship in Public Health (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Internship and seminar providing an opportunity to apply previously
acquired knowledge and skills in a health or allied health organization.
Setting of the internship will depend upon the student's background and
career goals.
EPIB 786 Capstone Project in Public Health (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Capstone experience providing opportunity to apply knowledge and skills
to a specific public health problem or issue. Completion of project
relevant to public health under the direction of an advisor.
EPIB 788 Critical Readings in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (1-3 credits)
Pre- or corequisite: EPIB610. Repeatable to 6 credits if content
differs.
Open to master and doctoral students to discuss critical readings in
Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
EPIB 798 Independent Study (1-6 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 9 credits if
content differs.
Master or doctoral students who desire to pursue special research
problems under the direction of a faculty memeber of the department
may register for 1-6 hours of credit under this number.
EPIB 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6 credits)
EPIB 898 Pre-Candidacy Research (1-3 credits)
EPIB 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8 credits)
