NS 6370 - Current and Emerging Topics in Nutritional Epidemiology

Spring. 3 credits.

Prerequisite: NS 6520 - The Foundations of Epidemiology, BTRY 6010 - Statistical Methods I. Offered alternate even years. Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

J. McDermid.

This advanced and interactive graduate nutrition course is designed for graduate students who already have a firm understanding of basic principles and concepts of epidemiology and biostatistics through the successful completion of NS 6520 - The Foundations of Epidemiology (or equivalent as determined by the instructor). Through instructor and guest-led lectures, the class will explore current and emerging concepts, approaches, and controversies in nutritional epidemiology. Discussions, practical sessions, and group work will enable students to gain further understanding and experience in the conceptualization, design, implementation, analysis and interpretation of nutrition research.

Outcome 1: Demonstrate how current and emerging concepts and principles of epidemiology are interpreted and specifically applied in the research and practice of nutritional epidemiology.

Outcome 2: Appraise existing and novel nutritional epidemiology research methods in the research of clinical and public health nutrition issues in national and global contexts.

Outcome 3: Integrate different lines of evidence from nutritional epidemiological research to formulate an understanding of, and the ability to critically evaluate, a body of literature.