340.653.01
Epidemiologic Inference in Outbreak Investigations
Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
In-person
Tu, Th, 1:30 - 2:50pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
Yes
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Students should have basic knowledge of infectious diseases. Knowledge of introductory epidemiology and biostatistics is essential. Knowledge of electronic use of spreadsheets such as Excel is highly desirable.
Enrollment Restriction
Section .01 is restricted. Permission must be obtained directly from Fran Burman (FranBurman@jhu.edu) prior to enrollment
Using lectures, seminars, and lab discussions provides students with practical understanding and set of epidemiologic tools to detect, investigate, and interpret infectious disease outbreaks. Provides skills for examining field data and deriving inferences from infectious disease epidemics and outbreak investigations. Discusses steps in investigating an outbreak and reviews some large and small outbreaks, mostly from the distant past. Focuses on the application of epidemiologic skills to real infectious disease outbreak case studies.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Conduct an outbreak investigation
- Develop skills in examining data pertaining to outbreaks.
- Review, analyze and derive inferences from several epidemics and outbreak investigations.
- Develop skills in summarizing and communicating outbreak reports.
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 50% Lab Assignments
- 40% Final Project
- 10% Participation