Department of Epidemiology 
General Epidemiology
 
Studying the diseases that effect the public's health.
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
The major components of M.P.H. degree in General
Epidemiology Program include: the design of studies;
the collection and analysis of data; the interpretation
of empirical findings; the development and maintenance
of surveillance systems. The program emphasizes training
in basic principles and methods of epidemiology and
biostatistics and their application to the study of
health and disease in human populations.
The M.P.H. in General Epidemiology is given in 42-hour
and 60-hour sequences. Both programs are intended to
train students in the diverse skills required in the
practice of epidemiology. Many of our applicants hold a bachelor's degree with a
major in biology or a related area such as premedical
or predental studies, nursing, zoology, or microbiology.
Those with a major in social sciences such as psychology,
sociology, or anthropology will also be considered.
The 60 credit hour program is typically finished after
4 terms. The 42 credit hour program is intended for
students already holding a doctoral degree (M.D., D.D.S.,
D.V.M., Ph.D.). It can be completed with 3 terms of coursework.
There are four major areas in the General Epidemiology
M.P.H. curriculum:
- School-wide requirements, including
basic epidemiology and an introductory biostatistics
course
- "Breadth-requirements"
which are fulfilled by taking courses outside the
specific focus of epidemiology and
- Departmental requirements including
pathology, genetics, methods, infectious disease,
chronic disease, computers for epidemiologists, and
3 advanced biostatistics courses
- A capstone project which includes
doing an internship between the first and second year,
presenting a scientific poster at a departmental poster
session and completing a data analysis project in
the final term. For information regarding internship travel funds, please contact the department chair.
In addition to the core courses listed above, students
in the Department may choose from a wide range of electives
including courses within the Epidemiology Department
or elsewhere in the School and University. Examples
include courses in cancer epidemiology, social epidemiology,
nutrition, reproductive health and molecular epidemiology.
Graduation requirements for all M.P.H. programs can be
viewed by visiting the M.P.H.
Graduation Requirements page.
Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.)
The doctoral degree available in the Department
of Epidemiology is the
Doctor of Philosophy degree. If you are interested in more
information regarding doctoral degrees in Epidemiology
please follow the link to the Doctoral
Program in Epidemiology page. |
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