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Complex Systems Related courses -- Winter 2007

The following are courses that are relevant to the study of complex systems. These courses are not taught by CSCS, so inquiries should be directed to the departments or instructors offering the courses.

This list is by no means complete. It just reflects the courses about which we have been told. If you know of other relevant courses, please let us know and we will announce them here. You can also find information about other courses and research activities at UM by following the various UM-related links at our websites page.

Note well: Some of these courses may be used to fullfill requirements for the CSCS Graduate Certificate, but only by permission of the CSCS Director. Please see the CSCS Certificate Requirements for detailed descriptions. For further information about using these courses to fulfill CSCS requirements, please contact the CSCS office ( cscs@umich.edu).

EPID 602: Foundations in Disease Transmission Modeling
Instructors: Joseph Eisnberg, PhD jnse@umich.edu
Lectures: Th 11:30-1:00pm
1170 SPH II
3 credits
Labs: Th 3:00-5:00pm
G442 SPH II (Computer Classroom A)
Course Description: Infectious disease transmission modeling provides a theoretical framework for the field of infectious disease epidemiology, and therefore provides the basis for thinking about study design, data analysis, and decision making on public health policy questions. This course will serve as an introduction to infectious disease transmission modeling, teaching more quantitative concepts of disease transmission. It will cover the basic tools required to both critically read modeling papers and to develop and use models as research tools. Emphasis will be placed on using models to understand infectious disease processes and to evaluate potential control strategies. The class meeting will consist of both lecture material covering conceptual issues and a computer lab to apply these concepts using standard infectious disease models. Please forward this announcement to faculty and students in your department who might be interested in this new course.
Prerequisites: This course is intended for MPH or more advanced students that are interested in infectious diseases. It is designed so that it could be taken concurrently with EPID 605 as soon as the second semester of a first year MPH program, but could also be taken the second year. The prerequisites are EPID 600 and Biostats 553, or another course that provides a similar background in probability and statistics.

Updated September 1, 2005