Careers
Recent graduates hold positions with the following:
- research assistant positions at state, county, and local health departments
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Institutes of Health, including National Cancer Institute and National Institute on Aging
- hospitals
- pharmaceutical companies
- medical and dental school
- PhD programs in epidemiology or biostatistics
Recent Thesis Titles
- Maternal Sources of Stress within Her Combined Individual and Neighborhood Environment and the Risk of Preeclampsia
- The Association of Selenium Levels with Markers of Cardiovascular Disease
- The Evaluation of an Integrated Risk Reduction Intervention’s Effects on Substance Use Spectrum Measures in Patients with Bipolar Disorders
- The Association Between Cognitive Reserve and Time to Conversion from Normal Cognition to Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Identified by GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Competencies
Graduates will be able to...
- Identify major health issues in the population, and describe these issues in terms of magnitude, person, place, time, and their associated risk factors
- Identify and locate key sources of data for epidemiologic purposes
- Calculate and interpret basic epidemiology measures
- Describe models of disease etiology and control
- Identify the principles and limitations of public health screening programs
- Describe research study designs and understand their application, strengths, and limitations
- Recognize basic ethical principles pertaining to the collection, maintenance, use and dissemination of epidemiologic data
- Create data files appropriate for data analysis
- Conduct basic epidemiologic analyses using descriptive and inferential statistical approaches
- Conduct epidemiologic analysis using linear, logistic, Cox, and Poisson regression models
- Interpret epidemiologic results in a causal framework
- Evaluate the strengths and limitations of the epidemiologic literature
- Communicate epidemiologic information to lay and professional audiences
- Demonstrate mastery of a substantive area, including knowledge and application of that knowledge in conducting original research related to the topic
Requirements
The epidemiology MS requires 45 credits, including coursework and research:
- 45 credits through coursework and research
- Coursework in epidemiology and statistics
- Coursework in public health foundations and research ethics
- Advanced coursework scientific studies and clinical trials
- Advanced thesis research in an area of specialization
A 30 credit condensed MS program is available for individuals who hold a health professional degree (medicine, dentistry, nursing, etc.) or a related doctoral degree (statistics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, etc.).
Full program information
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