NURSING (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION
Name of the Course Unit	Code	Year	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
EPIDEMIOLOGY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE	NRS313	3	5	2+0	2.0	3.0

Objectives and Contents
Objectives of the Course Unit	The aim of this course is to enable students to apply their existing knowledge to improve the health of society and to use research methods to comprehend the effective determinants of Health and disease situations.
Contents of the Course Unit	In this course, students will learn and apply basic concepts of epidemiology to multiple domains of public health. It provides an introduction to the principles underlying public health practice, such as identifying and utilizing appropriate data sources, screening and surveillance for infectious and non-communicable diseases, and assessment of health programs along with an introduction to prevention and control strategies for managing these different conditions.
Contribution of the Course Intending to Provide the Professional Education	This course plays an active role in the reflection of the knowledge of epidemiology in the profession.