四川大学国际课程周
SICHUAN UNIVERSITY UIP 2023
教师 Teacher
T 葛尔佳
       华西公共卫生学院
课程名称 Course Title
Spatial Epidemiology

Spatial Epidemiology is an introductory course introducing basic concepts and methods available for public health studies. The purpose of this course is to help students create spatial thinking and strengthen skills in spatial data analyses and communication. Specifically, it equips students with capacities to 1) understand concepts, theories, and methods in spatial and environmental epidemiology; 2) conduct basic exploratory spatial data analyses for disease mapping, hotspot detection, and modeling; and 3) explore experience of co-working/co-authorships in a formal spatial epidemiological research project. Students after taking the course are expected to have a broad knowledge and skills to pursue studies at a higher level or work as a spatial epidemiologist in public health agencies.