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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Epidemiology (PhD)

Program Educational Goals:

Students who complete the Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiology will demonstrate advanced proficiency with:

Conducting epidemiologic research in both academic and practice settings. [Goal 1]
Utilizing surveillance systems and other public health data in the design and implementation of epidemiologic studies to improve community and population health. [Goal 2]
Executing essential public health functions, including defining public health practice and policy, investigating outbreaks, building capacity for risk assessment and surveillance, and guiding interventions to address a broad range of health issues. [Goal 3]

Program Policy Document:

Please see the Program Policy Document for more information.

Requirements for the Degree:

Core Courses:

6 credits.

EPID 610 - Epidemiology Methods II Credit(s): 3
EPID 615 - Epidemiology Methods III Credit(s): 3

Advanced Statistics:

15 credits. In addition to EPID 613 , four additional courses as appropriate or five statistics courses approved by the Program Director.

EPID 613 - Biostatistics for Health Sciences II Credit(s): 3
EPID 614 - Biostatistics for Health Sciences III Credit(s): 3
STAT 609 - Regression and Experimental Design Credit(s): 3
STAT 611 - Regression Analysis Credit(s): 3
STAT 617 - Multivariate Methods and Statistical Learning Credit(s): 3
STAT 674 - Applied Data Base Management Credit(s): 3
STAT 675 - Logistic Regression Credit(s): 3

Relevant Coursework in Content Area:

21 credits.

Doctoral Seminar:

3 Credits.

EPID 650 - Advanced Seminar in Epidemiology Credit(s): 3

Independent Study:

3 credits.

EPID 860 - Doctoral Independent Study Credit(s): 3

Content Courses:

Choose 5 from the following (15 credits):

HBNS 609 - Survey Research Methods Credit(s): 3
DISA 650 - Overview of Disaster Science and Management Credit(s): 3
EPID 620 - Methods in Infectious Disease Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 621 - Methods in Field Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 622 - Disaster Epidemiology Methods Credit(s): 3
EPID 623 - Public Health Surveillance Credit(s): 3
EPID 624 - Cancer Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 625 - Environmental Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 626 - Perinatal and Reproductive Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 627 - Social Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 628 - Epidemiology of Aging Credit(s): 3
EPID 629 - Injury Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 630 - Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 631 - Analyzing Epidemiologic Data Using R Credit(s): 3
EPID 632 - Nutrition Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 633 - Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
GEOG 622 - Resources, Development and the Environment Credit(s): 3
EPID 634 - Pharmacoepidemiology Credit(s): 3
GEOG 630 - Food Geographies & Food Justice Credit(s): 3
GEOG 670 - Geographic Information Systems and Science Credit(s): 3
GEOG 671 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems Credit(s): 3
HBNS 605 - Concepts of Chronic Disease Management Credit(s): 3
HBNS 607 - Health and the Media Credit(s): 3
HBNS 630 - Behavior Change Strategies and Tactics Credit(s): 3
HBNS 634 - Health Science Data Analysis Credit(s): 3
HBNS 803 - Advanced Health Promotion Programming Credit(s): 3
HBNS 807 - Topics and Issues in Health Promotion Credit(s): 3
HBNS 823 - Human Response to Stress Credit(s): 3
KAAP 601 - Research Methods Credit(s): 3
KAAP 602 - Data Analysis and Interpretation in Health Sciences Credit(s): 3
KAAP 609 - Concussion Pathology & Management Credit(s): 3
NURS 844 - Population Health Informatics Credit(s): 3
NURS 881 - Advanced Population Health Credit(s): 3
STAT 608 - Statistical Research Methods Credit(s): 3
UAPP 619 - Contemporary Issues in Global Society Credit(s): 3
UAPP 701 - Public Policymaking Credit(s): 3

Grant Writing and Dissertation:

12 credits.

EPID 964 - Grant Writing in Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 969 - Doctoral Dissertation Credit(s): 1-12

Credits to Total a Minimum of 54

Last Revised for 2022-2023 Academic Year