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or PHC 6052, or departmental approval. Overview of epidemiology
methods used in research studies that address disease patterns in
community- and clinic-based populations.
PHC 6003: Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Disability
(3) Prereq: PHC 6001, and PHC 6052 or PHC 6050 or departmental
approval. Overview of epidemiology of chronic diseases and
disabilities prevalent in various populations. Introduces
contemporary methods for surveillance including risk factors,
etiology, and changes over time.
PHC 6011: Epidemiology Methods II (3) Prereq: PHC 6000 and
PHC 6052, or departmental approval. Analytic methods in
epidemiology with a foundation in applied epidemiological analysis
and experience in peer-review productivity based on secondary data
analysis.
PHC 6014: Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control of Chronic
Diseases II (3) Prereq: PHC 6001 and 6003 or equivalent. Survey
of major chronic diseases not covered in PHC 6003. Emphasizes
recent epidemiology research and findings.
PHC 6053: Regression Methods for the Health and Life
Sciences (3) Prereq: PHC 6052 or equivalent. For graduate
students in fields other than statistics. Introduction to a wide range
of regression methods. Primary topics are multiple linear regression,
logistic regression, and Poisson regression.
PHC 6162: Public Health Grant Writing (2) Problems
encountered in the design and execution of public health populationbased
and intervention studies.
PHC 6405: Epidemiology of Aging (3) Prereq: PHC 6001.
Principles and methods of epidemiology applied to aging. Examines
concepts such as trends in aging and the health of aging
populations, explanations and consequences of mortality decline,
determinants of health and survival, and how different types of
health care systems are used in prevention, intervention and
treatment, and supportive care.
PHC 6711: Measurement in Epidemiology and Outcomes
Research (3) Prereq: PHC 6001 and PHC 6050 or equivalent. Major
designs and principles of measurement for epidemiology and health
services outcomes research, with emphasis on use of primary data
collection.
PHC 6716: Survey Research Methods (3) Prereq: PHC 6001,
6050; and STA 6207 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Introduction to population surveys typical in descriptive
(surveillance) and analytic epidemiology research.
PHC 6717: Theory and Methods in Public Health Disability
Research (2-3; max: 3) Prereq: PHC 6001 and PHC 6050 or
equivalent. Interplay of epidemiology, disability, and public health in
America. Theoretical framework and applied research methods for
disability research.
PHC 6912: Special Project: Independent Research (1-9; max:
9) Prereq: consent of instructor. Student must undertake significant
responsibility for all or part of a research project of particular
interest. S/U.