Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Curriculum (45 credits) - Department of Quantitative Methods: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Students
seeking the M.P.H. in quantitative methods: Epidemiology degree must complete
45 credits of academic work with an average grade of B or better.
Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.
CORE
COURSES (15 credits)
-
PHCO 0501 -
Health Systems and Policy
-
PHCO 0502 -
Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
-
PHCO 0503 -
Introduction to Environmental Health
-
PHCO 0504 -
Introduction to Biostatistics (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills
Assessment)
-
PHCO 0505 -
Health Education and Behavioral Science in Public Health
Note:
Students should take PHCO 0502 and PHCO 0504 as soon as possible after entering
the program (preferably in the fall). These courses are prerequisites for upper-level Department of Quantitative Methods (QNME) courses. In addition, students
are encouraged to take these courses in Newark.
FIELDWORK
(6 credits)
-
FDWC 0600 -
Fieldwork I (1 credit)
-
FDWC 0601 -
Fieldwork II (5 credits)
Note:
Fieldwork should be taken after completing QNME 0611. Students completing a
collateral must choose their fieldwork topic in that collateral area.
REQUIRED
COURSES (9 credits)
-
QNME 0584
- Computing II: EPI Info (1 credit)
-
QNME 0587 -
Introduction to SAS for Data Analysis in Public Health (2 credits)
-
QNME 0611 -
Design of Epidemiologic Studies and Clinical Trials
-
QNME 0612 -
Linear Models: Regression and ANOVA
Note:
Students are encouraged to take QNME 0584 during the same semester as PHCO 0502
in Newark.
REQUIRED
COURSES FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY MAJORS (3 credits)
Choose
one of the following three:
-
QNME 0613 - Life
Tables and Survival Analysis
-
QNME 0614 -
Categorical Data Analysis
-
QNME 0621 -
Survey Research Methods Questionnaire Design
REQUIRED
COURSES FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY MAJORS WITHOUT A CLINICAL BACKGROUND (3 credits)
Choose
one of the following two:
-
QNME 0636 -
Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease Diagnosis Part A: Bacteria
and Parasites
-
QNME 0637 -
Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease Diagnosis Part B: Viruses
and Fungi
Note:
Students without a clinical background must take one 3-credit course that
provides the medical basis for the etiology and prevention of diseases of
public health importance.
REQUIRED
COURSES FOR COLLATERAL STUDIES IN INJURY EPIDEMIOLOGY (9 credits)
- QNME
0542 - Seminar in Critical Review of Recent Injury Literature
- QNME
0622 - Injury Control and Prevention
- QNME
0653 - Violence in America: Programs and Policy
REQUIRED
COURSES FOR COLLATERAL STUDIES IN INFORMATICS (6 credits)
- QNME
0642 - Radiology Informatics I
- QNME
0643 - Radiology Informatics II
REQUIRED
COURSES FOR COLLATERAL STUDIES IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY
(12
credits)
·
Infectious
Disease Course Requirements (9 credits)
-
QNME0616
- Advanced Topics in Infectious and Chronic Diseases Epidemiology
-
QNME
0636 - Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease Diagnosis Part A:
Bacteria and Parasites
-
QNME
0637 - Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease Diagnosis Part B:
Viruses and Fungi
-also-
Advanced
Infectious Disease Course Requirement (Choose one 3-credit course)
- QNME
0506 - MMWR (variable credit)
- QNME
0545 - Cost Effectiveness in Public Health and Medicine
- QNME
0610 - Case Studies in Epidemiology
- QNME
0613 - Life Tables and Survival Analysis
- QNME
0614 - Categorical Data Analysis
- QNME
0621 - Survey Research Methods and Questionnaire Design
- QNME
0638 - Tuberculosis: A View from the Trenches
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (variable)
- QNME
0506 - MMWR (variable credit)
- QNME
0545 - Cost Effectiveness in Public Health and Medicine
- QNME
0610 - Case Studies in Epidemiology and Public Health
- QNME
0613 - Life Tables and Survival Analysis
- QNME
0614 - Categorical Data Analysis
- QNME
0615 - Epidemiology of Chronic and Infectious Disease
- QNME
0616 - Advanced Topics in the Epidemiology of Infectious and Chronic Disease
- QNME
0621 - Survey Research Methods and Questionnaire Design
- QNME
0622 - Injury Control and Prevention
- QNME
0636 - Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease Diagnosis Part A:
Bacteria and Parasites
- QNME
0637 - Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease Diagnosis Part B:
Viruses and Fungi
- QNME
0638 - TB: A View from the Trenches
- QNME
0641 - GIS in Public Health
- QNME
0650 - Medical Geography
- QNME
0653 - Violence in America: Programs and Policy
M.P.H.
in Quantitative Methods: Biostatistics (45 credits)
Students
seeking the M.P.H. in quantitative Methods: Biostatistics degree must complete
45 credits of academic work with an average grade of B or better.
Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.
CORE
COURSES (15 credits)
- PHCO
0501 - Health Systems and Policy
- PHCO
0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
- PHCO
0503 - Introduction to Environmental Health
- PHCO
0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills
Assessment)
- PHCO
0505 - Health Education and Behavioral Science in Public Health
Note:
Students should take PHCO 0502 and PHCO 0504 as soon as possible after entering
the program (preferably in the fall). These courses are prerequisites for upper-level Department of Quantitative Methods (QNME) courses. In addition, students
are encouraged to take these courses in Newark.
FIELDWORK
(6 credits)
- FDWC
0600 - Fieldwork I (1 credit)
- FDWC
0601 - Fieldwork II (5 credits)
Note:
Fieldwork should be taken after completing QNME 0611. Students completing a collateral
must choose their fieldwork topic in that collateral area.
REQUIRED
COURSES (9 credits)
- QNME
0584 - Computing II: EPI Info (1 credit)
- QNME
0587 - Intro to SAS for Data Analysis in Public Health (2 credits)
- QNME
0611 - Design of Epidemiologic Studies and Clinical Trials
- QNME
0612 - Linear Models: Regression and ANOVA
Note:
Students are encouraged to take QNME 0584 during the same semester as PHCO 0502 in Newark.
REQUIRED
COURSES FOR BIOSTATISTICS MAJORS (6 credits)
-
QNME
0613 - Life Tables and Survival Analysis
-
QNME
0614 - Categorical Data Analysis
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (9 credits)
-
QNME
0506 - MMWR (variable credit)
-
QNME
0545 - Cost Effectiveness in Public Health and Medicine
-
QNME
0610 - Case Studies in Epidemiology and Public Health
- QNME
0615 - Epidemiology of Chronic and Infectious Disease
- QNME
0616 - Advanced Topics in the Epidemiology of Infectious and Chronic Disease
- QNME
0621 - Survey Research Methods and Questionnaire Design
- QNME
0622 - Injury Control and Prevention
- QNME
0636 - Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease Diagnosis Part A:
Bacteria and Parasites
- QNME
0637 - Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease Diagnosis Part B:
Viruses and Fungi
- QNME
0638 - TB: A View from the Trenches
- QNME
0641 - GIS in Public Health
- QNME
0650 - Medical Geography
- QNME
0653 - Violence in America: Programs and Policy
