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Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Curriculum (45 credits) - Epidemiology

Students seeking the M.P.H. in epidemiology degree must complete 45 credits of academic work with a minimum GPA of at least 3.0; earn no more than 9 credits bearing grades less than B; and complete the degree requirements within six years. Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.

CORE COURSES (18 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 - Social and Behavioral Health Sciences in Public Health
PHCO 0513 - Leadership and Management Essentials for Public Health

PRACTICUM (3 credits)

Note: Students should review the Practice Experience webpage for information about Practicum.

PRAC 0715 - Applied Practice Experience (0 credits) [Prerequisite: APE Learning Agreement and select PHCO and concentration courses]
PRAC 0716 - Practicum Capstone (3 credits) [Prerequisite: Completion of the APE and Practicum Capstone Learning Agreement]

Current students (enrolled prior to Summer 2022) who have not yet completed PRAC 0716 should complete PRAC 0717 and PRAC 0718; if these students complete PRAC 0716 with special permission, they are still expected to complete their Practicum Capstone over two semesters, unless they have special permission.

PRAC 0717 - Practicum Capstone-Two Semester (1.5 credits; taken in first semester of two semester capstone) [Prerequisite: Completion of the APE and Practicum Capstone Learning Agreement]
PRAC 0718 - Practicum Capstone-Two Semester (1.5 credits; taken in second semester of two semester capstone) [Prerequisite: Passing (P) Grade in PRAC 0717]

Students who enrolled prior to Summer 2022 are encouraged to complete PRAC 0717 and PRAC 0718; PRAC 0717 and PRAC 0718 are required for students who enroll Summer 2022 and after.

Review the School's Registration Calendar for important MPH Practice Experience Registration dates specific to PRAC 0715, PRAC 0716, PRAC 0717 and PRAC 0718.

REQUIRED METHODS COURSES (12 credits)

Note: Students should review the Course Descriptions in the School Catalog for specific information about prerequisites required for required courses and recommended electives.

EPID 0656 - Intermediate Epidemiologic Research Methods
EPID 0657 - Applied Methods in Epidemiologic Research
BIST 0535 - Biostatistical Computing
BIST 0551 - Applied Regression Analysis for Public Health Studies

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REQUIRED METHODS-FOCUSED SELECTIVE (3 credits) -- Choose one of the following ten (these classes may also be used as electives):

EPID 0621 - Survey Research in Epidemiology -or-
EPID 0753 - Advanced Epidemiology Research Methods -or-
BIST 0615 - Categorical Data Analysis -or-
BIST 0627 - Applied Survival Data Analysis -or-
EPID 0641 - GIS in Public Health -or-
BIST 0650 - Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis -or-
BIST 0660 - Clinical Trials: Design and Analysis of Medical Experiments -or-
BIST 0663 - Statistical Learning in Biomedical Studies -or-
HBSP 0726 - Intermediate Survey Methods

Note: Doctoral-level course requires special permission from the instructor.

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REQUIRED CONTENT-FOCUSED SELECTIVE (3 credits) -- Choose one of the following eleven (these classes may also be used as electives):

EPID 0552 - Infectious Disease Epidemiology - or -
EPID 0563 - Introduction to Outcomes Research -or-
EPID 0601 - Cancer Epidemiology-or-
EPID 0607 - Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology - or-
EPID 0650 - Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology -or-
EPID 0652 - Epidemiology of Chronic Disease -or-
EPID 0672 - Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management -or-
EPID 0673 - Social Epidemiology -or-
EPID 0676 - Intermediate Pharmacoepidemiology -or-
EPID 0677 - Molecular Epidemiology: Integration of Biomarkers in Population-Based Research
EPID 0678 - Analysis of Real-Word Pharmacoepidemiological Data

OTHER REQUIREMENTS (0 credits)

PRAC 0621 - Interprofessional Education (0 credits)

Students are required to register for and complete an Interprofessional Education activity prior to graduation.

RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (6 credits)
Students may choose elective courses from among other concentration courses, from courses within Rutgers School of Public Health, or other Rutgers graduate programs with faculty adviser approval. See school website for list of recommended electives.