PHTH 4202 — Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath NDusually offered: fall, springtypical days: TBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional

Introduces the principles of epidemiology necessary to critically evaluate the published research in medicine, public health, and related fields. Through careful reading of literature, class discussion, and lectures, familiarizes students with the study of design-related considerations that are an indispensable part of interpreting scientific literature. Offers students an opportunity to learn how to recognize critical elements of research design and execution (e.g., loss to follow-up in randomized clinical trials and other cohort designs, selection bias in case control studies, etc.); identify the strengths and limitations of different approaches to research questions; deepen their understanding of causal inference; and recognize the provisional nature of scientific knowledge. Covers issues of statistical methods and data analysis; however, there are no computational requirements.

Prerequisites

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Fall 2023813915291%1.6
Spring 2024613915093%1.8
Fall 2024717117697%0.7
Spring 20257190186102%0.0
Summer A 202525251102%0.0
Fall 2025715117586%3.4
Spring 20267164160102%0.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 21% · T 56% · W 22% · Th 20% · F 40%

Common patterns: TF (30% of sections), T (26% of sections), MR (10% of sections), MWR (7% of sections), WF (6% of sections), async (5% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

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Spring

Summer A

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

PHTH 4602

Courses that list PHTH 4202 in their prerequisites.

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