EPIDEM 269Substance Use Epidemiology
Epidemiology · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Introduction to epidemiology of substance use and substance use disorders within public health paradigm. Review of drug policy in U.S., description of occurrence of substance use and related problems, examination of intersection of substance use and mental health disorders, and examination of role of epidemiology in informing and evaluating interventions targeting substance use disorders, including health services and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisites: course 200A, and Biostatistics 100A or 100B or equivalent.
BruinTree reads · Prerequisite
needs reviewconfidence 0.30 · from text- EPIDEM 200A
- one of
- BIOSTAT 100A
- BIOSTAT 100B
- equivalent
- · "BIOSTAT 100A" is not in this catalog version
- · "BIOSTAT 100B" is not in this catalog version
- · could not read "equivalent" (no course number found)
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
EPIDEM 269
- EPIDEM 200AMethods I: Basic Concepts and Study Designs
1 direct requisite. The whole upstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.