This course provides applied epidemiology training for graduate students enrolled in the second year of field epidemiology focused project-based (non-thesis) MSc degree. The goal is to prepare students through applied opportunities to master skills in applied epidemiology and complete the required list of competency outcomes; surveillance, risk communication and dataset analysis. Grading is based on the graduate students’ completion of the required competencies, their participation and performance in structured learning opportunities and their ability to communicate appropriately with peers, veterinarians, and the lay public involved in outbreak investigations. Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hoursPrerequisite(s): A D.V.M., or equivalent, and enrolment in the M.Sc. project-based (nonthesis), focused on applied/field epidemiology training with successful completion of Field Epidemiology Competencies I.
This course provides applied epidemiology training for graduate students enrolled in the second year of field epidemiology focused project-based (non-thesis) MSc degree. The goal is to prepare students through applied opportunities to master skills in applied epidemiology and complete the required list of competency outcomes; surveillance, risk communication and dataset analysis. Grading is based on the graduate students’ completion of the required competencies, their participation and performance in structured learning opportunities and their ability to communicate appropriately with peers, veterinarians, and the lay public involved in outbreak investigations. Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hoursPrerequisite(s): A D.V.M., or equivalent, and enrolment in the M.Sc. project-based (nonthesis), focused on applied/field epidemiology training with successful completion of Field Epidemiology Competencies I.
