Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology

METX 108 Introduction to Research Methods in Global and Community Health

The health of populations is shaped by an intricate web of political, environmental, economic, and social determinants. To address complex challenges in global and community health, it is crucial to have a multifaceted research strategy that transcends borders and disciplines. This course covers the critical steps of global and community health research, from formulating research questions and selecting study designs to planning implementation and data collection. Students develop a research question from a global and community health topic that they are eager to explore. This course is open to upper-division undergraduate and graduate students and has no prerequisites. Lower-division undergraduate students may enroll with permission of the instructor.

Credits

5

General Education Code

SI

Quarter offered

Fall

Instructor

Audrie Lin