Curriculum

Credits: 33 Required (minimum).  No more than 3 credits of 699 may be applied toward the degree.
 
Thesis: Required; Number of credits varies, but no more than 5 PHS 990 credits may be applied toward the degree)
 
Seminar: 1 credit (PHS 820, Graduate Seminar, 1 cr)
  • Full-time students are expected to attend and to participate in the Monday and Wednesday Seminars.
  • Departmental and Graduate Seminars each semester.
  • Part-time students are expected to attend and participate during at least one semester each year.
  • All students are expected to enroll (for credit) in Seminar during the semester in which they will present their research.
Core Courses, 6-8 cr.
 
PHS 794, Biological Basis of Population Health (2 cr), Fall
(required for students without    
a bio-medical science
background; self-test)

PHS 795, Principles of Population Health Science, (3 cr), Fall

PHS 797, Introduction to Epidemiology, (3 cr), Fall

 
Methods, 6 cr.
(PHS 796 OR 798 is required, but may take both):
 
PHS 796, Introduction to Health Services Research, (3 cr), Spring;
or
PHS 798, Epidemiologic Methods, (3 cr), Spring
 
(Other options)
 
PHS 703, Quality of Health Care, (3 cr.), Spring
 
PHS 802, Advanced Epidemiology: Etiology and Prevention, (3 cr), Fall
 
PHS 875, Assessment of Medical Technologies, (3 cr), Spring
 
Statistics, 6 cr.
 
PHS 551, Introduction to Biostatistics, or equivalent (3 cr) Fall
 
PHS 552, Regression Methods for Population Health, (3 cr) Spring (Previously PHS 800)
 
Medical Ethics: (one of the following courses is required):
 
MED HIST 545, Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Clinical Investigation (1 cr) Fall

MED HIST 734, Graduate Studies in Medical Ethics (1 cr) Taught periodically

NURSING 802, Ethics and Conduct of Research (1 cr) Spring

MED HIST 728, Bioethics and Society (3cr) Spring

 
Electives/Concentration Courses: varies