380.602.94 BASIC DEMOGRAPHY AND POPULATION DYNAMICS
Acquaints students with global population trends and patterns; population and health. Enhances technical skills and knowledge regarding use of demographic data for policy analysis development, program strategies and priorities. Examines measures and indicators of nuptiality, fertility, mortality and migration, and migrant health issues. Provides skills in making population estimation and projection.
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
explain population scenarios , trends, and patterns
discuss population composition and characteristics
discuss basic concepts in population dynamics, fertility, mortality, migration, urbanization and its relationship with health