3 Credits Introduces the student to the field of epidemiology. The historical development of the field and its current uses are explored. Epidemiological data and various methods of measurement are presented. In addition, concepts of patterns of disease, outbreak investigations, and analytic epidemiology are used to understand the state of population health. Students will explore and critique the effect of health policy on population health. Prerequisite(s):PUBH 101 - Introduction to Public Health, MATH 110 - Elementary Statistics or PSYC 253 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences