Advisory Prerequisites: 1) Experience with modeling, such as EPID 793, or good quantitative background including statistics and differential equations. 2) Experience with basic programming in R software, including indexing, functions, if statements, and for-loops.
Description: Infectious disease modeling is increasingly being used to inform policy, practice, and research. This course will provide an introduction to the epidemiological and mathematical concepts underlying infectious disease modeling as well as the application of these concepts through hands-on model implementation.
