I have to take a course in epidemiology, but I'm not too strong in my math and science side. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what it actually involves and how much of a disadvantage will I be?
I have looked it up, but all I seem to get is that it encompasses many different disciplines. I just want to know how much math and science it involves!
2007-05-03 02:41:38 · 2 answers · asked by Bipolar Bear 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I'm an epidemiologist. My undergraduate degree was in molecular biology. It does not help me in the parts of my job that are purely epi practice. And I suck at math. I really do.
But the math I do mostly involves simple arithmetic. The sophisticated statistics are done on the computer, and when I run the numbers, all I have to do it read the output and interpret the results.
Many of my classmates in public health had degrees in things like anthropology, sociology, English, psych, etc. I only knew one or two statisticians in my class.
I think you could do well in epi. It is a bit of a change on pace, but once you get it, you get it.
2007-05-03 08:56:21 · answer #1 · answered by Gumdrop Girl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a consumer health microbiologist who deals consistently with epidemiologist it does take a lot of math and some science work to become and epidemologist. If you are thinking about this career path take more classes to further develop your science and math skills. Hope that helps!
2007-05-03 15:12:31 · answer #2 · answered by Brian L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋