This course introduces graduate students to the basic principles and methods of epidemiology and the application of the epidemiological approach to public health research, policy, and practice. The course consists of weekly lectures and practical application sessions. Students will learn about the rubrics of epidemiology, dynamics of disease transmission, common sources of epidemiological data, measures of morbidity and mortality, observational study designs, measures of association, biases and confounding, and general principles of causation in epidemiology. The main concepts will be covered during the lecture. The application sessions (e.g., problem-solving exercises, case-studies, journal critiques, mapping…) will allow students to apply their acquired epidemiological knowledge and understand the role of epidemiological evidence in current practices of public health policy and practice.

Principles of Epidemiology