2024 Fall
PBHLTH W250B 001 - WBL 001
Formerly PB HLTH 250BW
Epidemiologic Methods II
Andrew N Mertens
Aug 26, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024
12:00 am
Internet/Online
Class #:30640
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
Web-Based Instruction
Offered through
School of Public Health
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
1
Enrolled: 34
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 35
Waitlist Max: 0
Open Reserved Seats:
10 reserved for Online On-Campus Master of Public Health Students
Hours & Workload
2 hours of web-based or technologically-mediated activities replacing standard discussion sections (effective fall 2006) per week, 10 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 hours of web-based or technologically-mediated activities replacing standard lectures (effective fall 2006) per week.
Final Exam
WED, DECEMBER 18TH
11:30 am - 02:30 pm
Course Catalog Description
This course is an intermediate level course in epidemiology. It replaces previously approved and delivered courses PHW250F and PHW250G. Topics include causal inference; measurement of disease rates; inferential reasoning; research study designs, ecologic, case-control, cohort, intervention trials, meta-analytic designs; potential sources of bias, confounding, effect modification in research design are explored in depth; topics in clinical epidemiology, likelihood ratios, receiver operator curves, the sensitivity, specificity, predictive value of a test; brief introduction to logistic regression and survival analysis. Topics are covered at a advanced level than PH250A or PHW250. Readings from this course provide a firm foundation for PH250C.
Class Notes
On-Campus/Online Master of Public Health (OOMPH): Students have priority enrollment, no permission number needed.
Graduate (Non-OOMPH): Students must complete the OOMPH Tutorial (one-time requirement) prior to requesting a permission number (see link below for instruction).
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Graduate (Non-OOMPH): Students must complete the OOMPH Tutorial (one-time requirement) prior to requesting a permission number (see link below for instruction).
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On-Campus/Online Master of Public Health (OOMPH): Students have priority enrollment, no permission number needed.
Graduate (Non-OOMPH): Students must complete the OOMPH Tutorial (one-time requirement) prior to requesting a permission number (see link below for instruction).
Undergraduate: This course is not open to undergraduate students. If you are a declared Public Health major and have concerns, reach out to your undergraduate advisor.
For more information, please visit: https://onlinemph.berkeley.edu/academic-planning/academics/new-to-online-learning/ show less
Graduate (Non-OOMPH): Students must complete the OOMPH Tutorial (one-time requirement) prior to requesting a permission number (see link below for instruction).
Undergraduate: This course is not open to undergraduate students. If you are a declared Public Health major and have concerns, reach out to your undergraduate advisor.
For more information, please visit: https://onlinemph.berkeley.edu/academic-planning/academics/new-to-online-learning/ show less
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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