MS/PhD Epidemiology Option
M.S. and Ph.D. students may elect to complete an Option in Epidemiology.
- The words "Option: Epidemiology" will appear on students' transcripts on the line underneath their major. The Option does not appear on the diploma.
- Students wanting to add the Epidemiology Option should notify the Graduate Program Office
- Verification that requirements for the Epidemiology Option have been satisfied will occur when students' warrants are requested.
M.S. Option in Epidemiology Requirements
To complete the option the M.S. student must:
1) Complete the following required courses:
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Required Courses
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Title
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Credits
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POP HLTH 551
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Introduction to Biostatistics (or equivalent)
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3
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POP HLTH 794
(if needed) |
Biological Basis of Population Health
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2
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POP HLTH 795
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Principles of Population Health Sciences
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3
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POP HLTH 797
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Introduction to Epidemiology
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3
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POP HLTH 798
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Epidemiologic Methods
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3
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POP HLTH 800
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Quantitative Methods in Population Health I
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3
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POP HLTH 802
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Advanced Epidemiology
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3
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POP HLTH 820
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Graduate Research Seminar
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1
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POP HLTH 990
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Research
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1-5
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2) Complete a minimum of one credit in medical ethics (selected from the program's list of approved courses).
3) Complete two approved epidemiology electives for 4-6 credits (selected from the program's list of approved courses).
4) Complete a thesis addressing an epidemiologic research question (determined by the thesis committee chair), and
5) Have a member of the epidemiology faculty as the chair of the thesis committee.
Ph.D. Option in Epidemiology Requirements
To complete the option the Ph.D. student must:
1) Complete the following required courses:
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Required Courses
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Title
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Credits
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POP HLTH 551
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Introduction to Biostatistics (or equivalent)
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3
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POP HLTH 794
(if needed) |
Biological Basis of Population Health
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2
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POP HLTH 795
|
Principles of Population Health Sciences
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3
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POP HLTH 796
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Introduction to Health Services Research
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3
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POP HLTH 797
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Introduction to Epidemiology
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3
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POP HLTH 798
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Epidemiologic Methods
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3
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POP HLTH 800
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Quantitative Methods in Population Health I
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3
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POP HLTH 802
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Advanced Epidemiology
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3
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POP HLTH 820
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Graduate Research Seminar
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1
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POP HLTH 900
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Quantitative Methods in Population Health II
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3
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POP HLTH 990
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Research
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1-9
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2) Complete a minimum of one credit in medical ethics (selected from the program's list of approved courses).
3) Complete three approved epidemiology electives for 6-9 credits (selected from the program's list of approved courses).
4) Complete a dissertation addressing an epidemiologic research question (determined by the dissertation committee chair), and
5) Have a member of the epidemiology faculty as the chair of the dissertation committee.
Approved Epidemiology Electives
The courses listed below represent the approved epidemiology option electives. Students may submit requests in writing to the Graduate Program Director through the Graduate Program Coordinator proposing other courses that should be considered as fulfilling this requirement. For instance POP HLTH 650 courses with a primary focus on epidemiologic issues/methods may be acceptable. Some 699 offerings may also be appropriate. Requests must include a course syllabus or outline as well as the rationale for why the course should be approved as an elective for the Epidemiology Option.
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471 Intro to Environmental Health
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502 Air Pollution and Human Health
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621 Intro to Nutritional Epidemiology
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650 Secondary Analysis of Large Data Sets in Population Health
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750 Cancer Epidemiology
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780 Public Health Principles and Practices
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791 Physical Activity Epidemiology
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801 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
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803 Monitoring Population Health
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904 Special Topics in Epidemiology (each topic counts as a separate course)
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904-01 (Fall) Infectious Disease
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904-02 (Fall) Genetic Epidemiology
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904-04 (Fall) Global Health Epidemiology
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904-01 (Spring) Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology
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904-03 (Summer) Analytic Methods of Genetic Epidemiology
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