Curriculum

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Curriculum (72 credits) - Epidemiology

Students seeking the Ph.D. in epidemiology degree must complete a minimum of 72 credits of academic work with a minimum GPA of least 3.2 overall and a 3.2 in the set of required courses specified by their concentration; earn no more than 9 credits bearing grades less than B; and complete the degree requirements within nine years. Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.

PUBLIC HEALTH CORE COURSES (9 credits)

M.P.H. from an accredited school or program meets public health core requirements. PHCO 0502 and PHCO 0504 must be completed before Year 1, fall semester (e.g., online summer before) if student does not have graduate-level coursework in these two areas.

PHCO 0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
PHCO 0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
PHCO 0512 - Public Health Foundations (available in spring 2019)

REQUIRED COURSES (24 credits)

Students should review the Course Descriptions for specific information about prerequisites required for required courses. Please see the Ph.D. in epidemiology webpage for a typical course schedule and the order in which courses would be taken for a student in the Ph.D. program.

BIST 0535 - Biometrics Computing (fall)
BIST 0610 - Advanced Regression Methods for Public Health Studies¹ (spring)
BIST 0615 - Categorical Data Analysis (fall)
EPID 0656 - Intermediate Epidemiological Research Methods (fall)
HSAP 0773 - Population Health and Public Policy (fall)
SBHS 0705 - Intermediate Survey Research Methods (spring)
SBHS 0715 - Evaluation and Research Design for Public Health Interventions (fall)
NEW - Theories and Models for Public Health (under development)

REQUIRED SPECIALIZATION COURSES (15 credits)

EPID 0657 - Applied Methods in Epidemiologic Research
EPID 0753 - Advanced Epidemiologic Research Methods with Applications
EPID elective (3 credits) selected with adviser approval
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EPID 0552 - Infectious Disease Epidemiology
EPID 0652 - Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases
EPID 0672 - Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management
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BIST 0616 - Lifetime Data Analysis
BIST 0650 - Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis

REQUIRED RESEARCH (24 credits)

RESH 0700 - Doctoral Colloquium² (0 credits)
RESH 0760 - Doctoral Research (21 credits)
RESH 0760 - Doctoral Research: Dissertation Proposal Seminar (3 credits)

All Ph.D. students are expected to engage in research activities with their faculty adviser.