Epidemiology is the study of the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations. It is the cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidence-based practice by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive healthcare.
Epidemiology is a branch of Medicine that studies dispensation and defining factors of states or incidents associated with the health in certain societies, in addition to the application of this study to resolve health and sanitation problems. Graduates are expected to practice teaching, in addition to the scientific and theoretical expansion of the field by gaining the knowledge and expertise in various areas of Epidemiology and help following the scientific principles of research and data collection and analysis in medical research and social health by close examination of the studies.