Type of Degree

Undergraduate Minor

School or College

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Area of Study

Health and medicine

Program Format

On-campus, Full-time

Credit hours to graduate

18

Epidemiology, the science of public health, works to address global health crises, chronic diseases, planetary health challenges, and more.

Program Overview

Epidemiology is essential for analyzing disease patterns, evaluating health outcomes, and informing evidence-based interventions at local and global levels. Open to all majors, key benefits of this minor include fostering critical thinking, data analysis, and evaluation skills while preparing students for advanced study or careers in health and related professions.

Curriculum

Core Requirements (12 Credit Hours)

Course CodeCourse TitleCredit Hours
HSCI 1300Epidemics: Dynamics of Infectious Disease3
HSCI 3100Epidemiology, Public Health and Emerging Disease3
HSCI 2800Cancer Epidemiology3
STAT 3000Medical Biostatistics and Epidemiology3

Electives (Choose 6 Additional Credit Hours)

Course CodeCourse TitleCredit Hours
ASCI 3080Molecular Epidemiology and Infectious Disease3
HSCI 1200Anti-Racism and Health3
HSCI 2600Racism and Health Disparities3
HSCI 1900Introduction to Health Equity3
HSCI 2200Research Methods in Public Health3
NFS 1040Fundamentals of Nutrition3
STAT 1050Stats and Social Justice3
MMG 2010Microbiology and Infectious Disease4
MMG 1020Unseen Worlds: Microbes and You3
MMG 1650Microbiology and Pathogenesis4
MLS 3300Clinical Microbiology3
HLTH 2070Human Health and the Environment3
ENSC 1490Climate Change I3
ENSC 2480Global Environmental Change3
ENVS 2630GeoHealth3

See the UVM Course Directory for descriptions and availability.

The following electives must be taken to meet the prerequisite requirements for the core curriculum: HSCI 1100: Introduction to Public Health and HSCI 2200: Public Health Research Methods (for non-PHS students, this course can be taken as a distribution elective for the minor). For all students, the prerequisites for STAT 3000 are STAT 1100 or 1410.

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