COURSE DETAIL
NURS 547/647 Introduction to Epidemiology and Population Health
Credit hours: 3 per Quarter
Cluster: Diverse and Vulnerable Populations, Nurse Education
https://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-nursing/students/Catalog-and-Handbook.cfm
Course Level: Masters Foundational
Course Type: Masters
IPE: No
Course Open to: all
Institution:Oregon Health & Science University
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Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing
Course Description: In this course, students will gain introductory knowledge of epidemiologic principles and their practical application to health and health care. Students will apply epidemiologic methods to answer questions about the distribution of disease, death, disability and risk exposures in populations. The concepts of rates, risk, study design, and causal relationships between exposures and health outcomes as they pertain to select populations will be introduced.
Method of Instruction: Online
Delivery Platform: Sakai
Campus visits required: 0
Course Contact: Kate Wildeck
email: wildeck@ohsu.edu
Tuition: 550.00 per quarter credit
Other considerations: None
Available Seats by Semester for this course:
SPRING 2019
Section: 1
Instructor: Deb Messecar
Seats: 3
Credits: 3 / Quarter
Start Date: 04-01-19
End Date: 06-21-19