380.755.01
Population Dynamics and Public Health
Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Term
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2014 - 2015
Instruction Method
TBD
Thursday, 2:30 - 3:20pm
Lab Times
Tuesday, 3:30 - 5:20pm (01)
Tuesday, 3:30 - 5:20pm (02)
Tuesday, 3:30 - 5:20pm (03)
Thursday, 3:30 - 5:20pm (04)
Thursday, 3:30 - 5:20pm (05)
Thursday, 3:30 - 5:20pm (06)
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
None
Provides an overview of population dynamics globally and its implications for public health program planning at the national and local levels. Students learn how to locate data sources for key demographic indicators and how to calculate and interpret measures of fertility, mortality and migration in populations. Introduces the principles of population projections students learn how to utilize projections in planning for public health interventions.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the major trends and patterns of domestic and international population dynamics (mortality, fertility and migration) and the basic components of population size, distribution and composition
- Identify selected sources of population data and their strengths and limitations, and apply population methods to public health program planning
- Identify some key health policy interventions which affect population change
Enrollment Restriction
None