2025 Fall
PBHLTH 250BW 001 - WBL 001
Formerly Public Health W250B
Epidemiologic Methods II
Andrew N Mertens
Aug 25, 2025 - Dec 14, 2025
12:00 am
Internet/Online
Class #:31967
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
Online
Offered through
School of Public Health
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
35
Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 35
Waitlist Max: 0
Open Reserved Seats:
35 reserved for Online On-Campus Master of Public Health Students
Hours & Workload
2 hours of web-based or technologically-mediated activities replacing standard lectures (effective fall 2006) per week, 2 hours of web-based or technologically-mediated activities replacing standard discussion sections (effective fall 2006) per week, and 10 hours of outside work hours per week.
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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. For more information and instructions, visit.. show more
Graduate (Non-OOMPH): Students must complete the OOMPH Tutorial (one-time requirement) prior to requesting a permission number. For more information and instructions, visit.. show more
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. For more information and instructions, visit: https://onlinemph.berkeley.edu/academic-planning/academics/new-to-online-learning/
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.
Course Syllabus can be found at: https://onlinemph.berkeley.edu/academic-planning/academics/course-catalog/ show less
Graduate (Non-OOMPH): Students must complete the OOMPH Tutorial (one-time requirement) prior to requesting a permission number. For more information and instructions, visit: https://onlinemph.berkeley.edu/academic-planning/academics/new-to-online-learning/
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.
Course Syllabus can be found at: https://onlinemph.berkeley.edu/academic-planning/academics/course-catalog/ show less
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for PB HLTH W250B after completing PB HLTH 250B. A deficient grade in PB HLTH W250B may be removed by taking PB HLTH 250B.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
35 reserved for Online On-Campus Master of Public Health Students
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None