Graduate Certificate in Epidemiology
The field of epidemiology studies the frequency, distribution, and determinants of disease in human populations with the intent to intervene and mitigate risk. This certificate can be taken as a stand-alone certificate for additional training or in concert with the MPH degree program. Please see the Graduate School's site for admissions information.
Requirements
Prerequisite courses: P_HLTH 7140 Public Health Statistics or STAT 7020 Statistical Methods in the Health Sciences and P_HLTH 7952 Research Methods in Public Health.
| Core Courses | ||
| P_HLTH 8420 | Principles of Epidemiology * | 3 |
| or V_PBIO 8455 | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | |
| P_HLTH 8120 | Applied Epidemiology in Community Assessment | 3 |
| P_HLTH 8470 | GIS for Public Health | 3 |
| Elective - choose one | ||
| P_HLTH 8620 | Emerging Zoonoses Diseases | 3 |
| or P_HLTH 8767 | Epidemiology of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | |
| NURSE 8020 | Intermediate Statistical Methods for Health Researchers | 3 |
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Students taking V_PBIO 8455 Epidemiology and Biostatistics must take it as 3 credit hours.