ONLINE COURSE
COVID-19: A Public Health Approach
SEPT. 1, 2020 to JAN. 1, 2021
ECourse Type: Self-paced, online
Time commitment: 7 modules total; 3-4 hours per module
Prerequisites: None
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Presented by the following Marquette faculty members:
Course Description
This course takes a multidisciplinary approach to examine COVID-19 from biological, epidemiological, social, policy, and ethical perspectives. Through video lectures, participants will have opportunities to hear from various faculty experts from diverse fields to understand the spread of COVID-19, its impact on society, and the public health response. Participants will interpret new information about COVID-19 using the principles of public health, medicine, epidemiology, media literacy, and social science while applying a social justice lens. Although the course utilizes information specific to COVID-19, participants will be able to identify effective approaches to prepare and control possible future pandemics of a similar nature.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Integrate biological, epidemiological, social, and ethical perspectives into a multidisciplinary understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Evaluate the political responses of different governments to the pandemic and their public health and socioeconomic impact.
- Identify strategies that could be used to prevent or respond to a future pandemic.
- Analyze and evaluate news and social media about COVID-19 for currency, reliability, accuracy, bias, and purpose.
Module Descriptions
Module 1: Biology of COVID-19
Module 2: Diagnostic Testing and Prevention
Module 3: Epidemiology of COVID-19
Module 4: Containment and Mitigation
Module 5: Health System and Policy
Module 6: Health Disparities and Social Inequality
Module 7: Looking Ahead and Preparing for the Next Pandemic
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