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Berkeley Global
This course offers an exploration of the foundational methods and principles critical for investigating and controlling disease patterns within populations. The curriculum covers advanced study designs and statistical techniques, data analysis, and the assessment of health determinants and outcomes. Students will acquire applied skills for identifying and addressing health risks across various population groups. Special emphasis is placed on current public health challenges, such as infectious disease surveillance, environmental impacts on health, and health disparities. By course completion, students will be equipped with advanced epidemiologic knowledge and practical skills whether in research, academia, policy, or clinical practice. This course is suitable for students from both science and social science backgrounds who wish to strengthen their understanding of disease patterns, determinants, and prevention in populations.
Prerequisites:
Prior coursework in biology, health sciences, social sciences, or public health and familiarity with basic statistics are recommended.
Learner Outcomes
Upon course completion, students will be able to define and apply key concepts of epidemiology including incidence, prevalence, risk, and causation, interpret and evaluate the design and results of epidemiologic studies, distinguish between observational and experimental designs and assess their strengths and limitations, identify sources of bias, confounding, and error in epidemiologic research, and apply epidemiologic methods to inform health policy and public health practice.
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Spring 2027 enrollment opens on October 19!
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This course applies to the following programs:
Advanced Biosciences Program
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Required Courses
Electives
- Biochemistry
- Biochemistry
- Biology of Aging
- Cell Biology
- Developmental Biology
- Endocrinology
- Exercise Physiology
- Genetics
- Genomic Medicine
- Hematology
- Human Nutrition
- Immunology
- Introduction to Biostatistics
- Introduction to Human Physiology
- Introduction to Human Physiology
- Introduction to Parasitology
- Mammalian Systemic Physiology
- Medical Microbiology
- Microbiology Laboratory
- Molecular Cell Biology
- Pathophysiology
- Pharmacology
- Physiology of the Cardiac and Respiratory Systems
- Principles of Molecular Biology
- Principles of Infectious Diseases and Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Principles of Toxicology
- Quantitative Analysis: Applications in Clinical Chemistry
- Stem Cell Biology, Research and Discovery
- The Biology of Human Cancer
- Virology
- Virtual Hematology Laboratory
- Neuroscience
- Principles of Quality and Compliance
- Epidemiology
- Introduction to Clinical Research: Clinical Trial Phases and Design
Courses of Related Interest
- Genetic Variant Interpretation Workshop
- Introduction to Machine Learning Using Python
- Artificial Intelligence Foundations
Post-Baccalaureate Program in Psychology
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Course List
- General Psychology
- Emerging Adulthood
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Adolescent Psychology
- Developmental Psychology Across the Lifespan
- Abnormal Psychology
- Biological Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Psychology of Personality
- Health Psychology
- Positive Psychology
- Clinical Psychopharmacology
- Psychology of Communication
- Neuropsychology
- Principles of Epidemiology
- Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care
- Health Care Advocacy and the Role of Cultural Diversity
- Bioethics
- Sociology of Health, Illness and Medicine
- Neuroscience
- Human Nutrition
- Introduction to Biostatistics
- Introduction to Statistics
- Epidemiology
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Instructional Types
- Live Online
- Live Online courses provide an interactive learning experience with scheduled synchronous online sessions held via Zoom video conferencing (Pacific Time). Learn more about the Live Online format.
- Online, Start Anytime
- Continuous enrollment course begins when you enroll. You have a minimum of 90 days and a maximum of 180 days to complete the course.
- Online, Fixed Date
- Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.
- Classroom
- Take classes in-person at one of our buildings or partner locations.
English Language Proficiency Requirements
All of our courses are taught in English. If English is not your first language, please use the following test scores as guides in order to be successful:
- TOEFL: 90
- IELTS Academic Format: 7
- DAAD: C1
- TEM-4 or TEM-8: Level 70
- Duolingo: 125
Note: You do not need to submit test scores.