This course presents epidemiology and biostatistical concepts that are foundational to scholarly inquiry and advanced practice. Descriptive and inferential methods are studied, including parametric and nonparametric statistical tests. Practical applications are made through critiques of current research and use of statistical software for data entry, analysis, and interpretation. Concepts of disease causation and progression, modes of disease transmission, surveillance, screening, prevention, risk reduction, and health promotion are examined along with descriptive and analytic epidemiological methods.