Social Epidemiology
- Course Number
- CHL5419H
- Series
- 5400 (Epidemiology)
- Course Instructor(s)
- Arjumand Siddiqi
Course Description
This course introduces students to the primary conceptual and methodological issues and approaches in the field of social epidemiology. The main intention of the course is to provide students with: (a) an opportunity to explore the conceptual foundations for methodological and statistical decision-making in social epidemiological research and, (b) an opportunity to explore the methodological and statistical techniques commonly used to answer social epidemiological questions.
Course Objectives
Throughout the course, emphasis will be on:
- Notions of causal inference
- Philosophical and practical dilemmas in planning and conducting social epidemiological research
- The study of individual-level versus population-level health outcomes
- The study of individual-level versus ‘area-level’ exposures (e.g., neighborhoods, policies)
- The relative strengths and disadvantages of various dominant and cutting-edge methods in the field.
Methods of Assessment
Lab Assignments | 30% |
Reflections | 30% |
Final Research Proposal | 40% |