Epidemiology

Program Overview

The Epidemiology Certificate provides students with a framework for problem solving and critical thinking in analyzing disease and health-related conditions within diverse populations. Students will develop expertise in disease outbreak investigation, prevention and control, and applied research methods in public health.

Our program teaches you to:

• Define a population, especially in terms of disease risk
• Describe the different ways to express disease frequency in a given population
• Apply basic concepts of probability, random variation, and commonly used statistical distributions in data analysis
• Apply the methods used in public health surveillance and disease outbreak investigation
• Evaluate, promote, and improve health across diverse populations
• Explain barriers to public health and discuss health-promotion strategies
• Prepare for further graduate study or research in public health and related fields

Curriculum

Certificate of Graduate Study:

The Certificate of Graduate Study in Epidemiology is an 18-credit, online program that requires two courses in each of the core areas of Epidemiology and Public Health Biostatistics, and two electives. This assures a solid foundation in population health science while allowing students some flexibility to pursue their own areas of interest. Among the highlights:

• Two core content areas:
  • PH 6020, PH 6070 Epidemiology (6 credits)
  • PH 6030, PH 6090 Public Health Biostatistics (6 credits)
• Students choose two courses from topical electives

Microcertificate:

The Micro-Certificate of Graduate Study in Epidemiology is a 9-credit, 3-course program consisting of 2 required courses and 1 elective course from a relevant elective course list.

Required courses:

• PH6020 Epidemiology I
• PH6030 Biostatistics I

Students choose one course from topical electives

Costs and Funding

Please refer to Certificates of Graduate Study on the Graduate Programs page of Student Financial Services.