MHA 6301 Epidemiology and Population Health

3 units
Health Administration
Telfer School of Management
Understanding of the principles of epidemiology and research designs in the health related fields, and the ability to critically evaluate clinical, epidemiological, and health care management evidence in support of decision-making. Topics include: determining research designs most appropriate to specific research conditions; overview of epidemiologic approaches; important measures; issues related to validity, confounding effect, selection bias, misclassification bias, and effect modification; and general concepts related to population health.

Components:

Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisite: MBA 5300 or MHA 5300

Previously Offered Terms:

Winter

Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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