Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) Curriculum (72 credits) - Department of Epidemiology
Students seeking the Dr.P.H. in epidemiology degree must complete a minimum of 72 credits of academic work with an average grade of B or better. Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.
PREREQUISITES
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BIST 0654 - Biocomputing 1 (or equivalent)
- completed an M.P.H. degree
CORE COURSES (15 credits)
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PHCO 0501 - Health Systems and Policy
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PHCO 0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
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PHCO 0503 - Introduction to Environmental Health
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PHCO 0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
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PHCO 0505 - Health Education and Behavioral Science in Public Health
REQUIRED COURSES (30 credits)
- EPID 0552 - Infectious Disease Epidemiology
- EPID 0652 - Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases
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EPID 0656 - Intermediate Epidemiologic Research Methods
- EPID 0657 - Applied Methods in Epidemiologic Research
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HEBS 0679 - Health Communications/Risk Communication
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URHA 0608 - Leadership for Nonprofit Sector
Choose one of the following two:
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BIST 0615 - Categorical Data Analysis
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QNME 0614 - Categorical Data Analysis
Choose one of the following two:
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BIST 0661 - Regression Methods for Public Health Studies
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QNME 0612 - Linear Models: Regression and Analysis of Variance
Choose one of the following two:
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HEBS 0663 - Intermediate Survey Research Methods
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QNME 0621 - Survey Research Methods Questionnaire Design
Choose one of the following two:
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HEBS 0682 - Evaluation Research Methods
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HSAP 0617 - Health Services Research and Evaluation
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (3 credits)
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EPID 0563 - Introduction to Outcomes Research
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EPID 0607 - Perinatal Epidemiology
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EPID 0673 - Social Epidemiology
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URHA 1642 - Government Budgeting Systems
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URHA 1682 - Health Care Management
REQUIRED RESEARCH (24 credits)
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RESH 0760 - Doctoral Research
