Jan 30, 2025

2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Epidemiology (MPH)

Program Educational Goals:

Graduates of the Master of Public Health in Epidemiology will be able to:

Utilize foundational public health concepts and core public health competencies (as outlined in MPH program accreditation standards) to meet public health challenges. [Goal 1]
Select epidemiologic methods and epidemiologic study designs appropriate to address research questions. [Goal 2]
Apply appropriate data analysis and management techniques to analyze epidemiologic data and present epidemiologic data in appropriate formats. [Goal 3]
Demonstrate the use of epidemiologic data to inform and evaluate health policies. [Goal 4]

Program Policy Document:

Please see the Program Policy Document for more information.

Requirements for the Degree:

Core Courses:

Fifteen (15) credit hours. Required for all MPH concentrations.

HBNS 820 - Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Behavior Credit(s): 3
EPID 603 - Biostatistics for Health Sciences I Credit(s): 3
EPID 605 - Epidemiology Methods I Credit(s): 3
SPPA 606 - Environment and Public Health Credit(s): 3
SPPA 620 - Policy Approaches to Population Health Improvement Credit(s): 3

Epidemiology Coursework:

Nine (9) credits:

EPID 610 - Epidemiology Methods II Credit(s): 3
EPID 613 - Biostatistics for Health Sciences II Credit(s): 3
EPID 604 - Introduction to Epidemiologic Data Analysis in SAS Credit(s): 3

Epidemiology Content Courses:

Choose a minimum of two of the following for min. six (6) credits:

EPID 614 - Biostatistics for Health Sciences III 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
EPID 634 - Pharmacoepidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 690 - Research Experience in Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
KAAP 609 - Concussion Pathology & Management Credit(s): 3

Epidemiology Electives:

Choose a maximum of two of the following for six (6) credits:

HBNS 609 - Survey Research Methods Credit(s): 3
DISA 650 - Overview of Disaster Science and Management Credit(s): 3
GEOG 622 - Resources, Development and the Environment 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 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
SOCI 605 - Data Collection and Analysis Credit(s): 3
UAPP 619 - Contemporary Issues in Global Society Credit(s): 3
UAPP 657 - Health Policy Credit(s): 3
UAPP 672 - Nonprofit Organizations: Scope, Frameworks and Dynamics Credit(s): 3
UAPP 684 - Performance Management and Program Evaluation Credit(s): 3
UAPP 691 - Quantitative Analysis in Public and Nonprofit Sectors Credit(s): 3
UAPP 694 - Financial Management in Public & Nonprofit Sectors Credit(s): 3
UAPP 697 - Leading Organizations in Public & NP Sectors Credit(s): 3
UAPP 701 - Public Policymaking Credit(s): 3
UAPP 702 - Research Methods in Urban and Public Policy Credit(s): 3
UAPP 707 - Public Policy Analysis Credit(s): 3
UAPP 823 - Social Policy Credit(s): 3

APE and ILE courses:

Six (6) credits:

EPID 689 - Applied Practice Experience Credit(s): 3
EPID 699 - Integrative Learning Experience Credit(s): 3

Credits to Total a Minimum of 42

Last Revised for 2024-2025 Academic Year