Epidemiology

The MPH in Epidemiology is offered with a core curriculum that includes courses in disease surveillance and outbreak investigation, epidemiologic methods, and health survey research. The emphasis is on skills development that will prepare you for careers in government, healthcare, food production systems, academic research centers, or serve as a base for a PhD. 

Choosing the MPH in Epidemiology provides you with skills in epidemiologic fieldwork, as well as content knowledge in disease diagnosis and detection, prophylaxis and vaccinology, therapeutics and antibiotic resistance, prevention of disease spread in hospitals or by vectors, public health policy and emergency responses to disease outbreaks, and biosecurity threats. This specialization will prepare you as frontline professionals in state and local public health, healthcare delivery systems, or academic infectious disease research centers.

Required Courses 

Specialization Core Courses (8 credits)

Fall

  • PH 750: Epidemiologic Methods I (prereq PH 712) - (2 credits)
  • PH 753: Public Health Surveillance (2 credits)

Spring

  • PH 752: Epidemiologic Methods II (prereq PH 712) - (2 credits)
  • PH 754: Health Survey Research (2 credits)

Electives

Choose 10 credits of electives from the courses listed on the Program Electives page.

 

2024-2025 Epidemiology Sample Full-Time Plan of Study

2023-2024 Epidemiology Sample Full-Time Plan of Study

2022-2023 Epidemiology Sample Full-Time Plan of Study

2021-2022 Epidemiology Sample Full-Time Plan of Study

 

Management of Infectious Diseases Subplan (6 credits)  

Subplan courses:

  • PH 735: Principles of Infectious Diseases I (3 Credits)
  • PH 736: Principles of Infectious Diseases II (3 Credits)

2024-2025 Epidemiology - Management of Infectious Diseases Sample Full-Time Plan of Study

2023-2024 Epidemiology - Management of Infectious Diseases Sample Full-Time Plan of Study

2022-2023 Epidemiology - Management of Infectious Diseases Sample Full-Time Plan of Study

 
Maternal and Child Health Subplan (6 credits)

Subplan Courses:

  • PH 781: Foundations of Maternal and Child Health (3 Credits)
  • PH 782: Introduction to Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology (2 Credits)
  • At least one credit of an approved Maternal and Child Health elective:
    • PH 761: Injury Prevention (1 Credit)
    • PH 785: Women's Health (2 Credits)

2024-2025 Epidemiology Track - Maternal and Child Health Subplan Sample Full-Time Plan of Study

2023-2024 Epidemiology Track - Maternal and Child Health Subplan Sample Full-Time Plan of Study

2022-2023 Epidemiology Track - Maternal and Child Health Subplan Sample Full-Time Plan of Study

 

Complete MPH Course Offering Schedule

 

Epidemiology Faculty
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