Course content will focus on quantitative research methods to address public health issues. The main goal of the course is to introduce students to the research investigative cycle within the context of public health with planning, collecting data, summarizing the data, using statistical inference, and making appropriate conclusions from the study. The course will cover types of variables and processes for data collection from a quantitative perspective, study design concepts, and descriptive statistics. Students will be introduced to a statistical software package (SAS) and be able to analyze data using descriptive statistics. This is a required course for obtaining the M.P.H. degree.