340.602.11
Intermediate Epidemiology

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
In-person
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Moyses Szklo
Contact Name
Ayesha Khan
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

Introductory epidemiology and biostatistics

Description
Covers key principles, designs and methods of observational epidemiology studies. Includes a description of general designs of the main observational studies (birth cohort analysis, ecologic studies, cohort, case-based case-control studies, case-control studies within a defined cohort, and case-crossover studies), measures of disease frequency (cumulative incidence, rate and odds) and of association (relative risk, odds ratio), evaluation of confounding and interaction, types of bias, and the most often used methods of adjustment for confounding effects and their assumptions. Employs lectures and group discussions of exercise
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe modern design features of epidemiologic studies
  2. Calculate and contrast measures of association and measures of impact
  3. Employ epidemiologic methods to address confounding, bias, effect modification and modeling using multiple variables in epidemiologic studies
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 10% Participation
  • 30% Lab Assignments
  • 60% Final Exam
Instructor Consent
No consent required
Special Comments

Intermediate Epidemiology is offered as a hybrid course, with both an onsite section (340.602.11) and synchronous online section taught via Zoom (340.602.79). Please choose the course format you need (either in-person or online) when registering in SIS.
This section of Intermediate Epi will be taught onsite at 615 North Wolfe Street.