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Degree and Curriculum
Full-time students
The MPH program in epidemiology is a 45-credit and 2-year curriculum. To be considered a full-time student, a minimum of nine credit hours must be taken in each Fall and Spring semester and three credit hours during summer semester. Policies concerning Status of Limitations and Leaves of Absences are in the General Policies & Procedures section of the Student Handbook.
All courses taken by students count toward their degree, but no more than a total of 5 credit hours of the 45 credit hour minimum may be earned for the practice experience.
Please refer to the school catalog for the policy on transferring credits earned at other institutions.
Students are required to take all school core courses and the required epidemiology courses to obtain the Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology.
School core courses:
Course |
Credits |
BIOS 6221 Biostatistics I 1 |
3 |
EPID 6210 Principles of Epidemiology 1 |
3 |
ENHS 6238 Principles of Environmental Health |
3 |
BCHS 6212 or HPSM 6248 Behavioral Science Course |
3 |
HPSM 6268 Health Services Administration and Management |
3 |
INTR 260 Research Ethics |
1 |
PUBH 6600 Capstone or Program Capstone |
3-4 |
PUBH 6800 Practice Experience |
1-5 |
EPID 6216 Biologic Basis of Health ** |
3 |
1. BIOS 6221 and EPID 6210 must be taken prior to or concurrently with other school of public health courses.
** Required for non-health professional students. Professional students are those who are physicians, veterinarians, or medical school, nursing school, or dental school students.
Epidemiology required courses:
Course |
Credits |
EPID 6211 Intermediate Epidemiology |
3 |
EPID 6212 Introduction to Statistical Packages |
2 |
EPID 6213 Epidemiology Seminar |
1 |
EPID 6217 Database Management |
2 |
EPID 6600 Field Epidemiology 2 |
4 |
BIOS 6222 Biostatistics II |
3 |
One of the epidemiology content courses (link to our own course listing) |
2-3 |
One of the epidemiology methodology course (link to our own course listing) |
3 |
2. Serves as capstone for epidemiology students.
Part-time students
A minimum of three credit hours must be taken in each semester that a part-time student is enrolled.
Students are expected to complete master’s degree in epidemiology within eight years (need to be discussed). In case of extenuating circumstances, the student may request a one-year extension provided there is adequate justification. Students who do not graduate within the approved time limit will need to be readmitted to the school in order to complete the degree program.
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