PHCG2120 · Schiller Institute
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health and disease in populations, and the application of this knowledge to improve health outcomes. This course will provide an introduction to the basic concepts and methods of epidemiology. Topics will include: measures of disease occurrence and association, study design, basic statistics, reading and interpreting published epidemiological studies, and special topics (e.g.chronic disease epidemiology, outbreak investigations), with an emphasis on critical thinking and application.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.7 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.4 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.3 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.6 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
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Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Spring 2025
1 sectionFall 2024
1 sectionSpring 2024
1 sectionFall 2023
1 sectionSpring 2023
1 sectionSpring 2022
1 sectionFall 2021
1 sectionSpring 2021
1 sectionFall 2020
1 section