EPIMS - Epidemiology

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Required Core Courses (23 units)

• course: Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

• course: Epidemiologic Methods (3)

• course: Advanced Epidemiology (3)

• course: Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

• course: Biostatistics for Research (3)

• course: Public Health Fundamentals for Researchers (3)

• course: Epidemiology Seminar (1) - taken twice*, or equivalent as approved by Faculty Advisor

• EPID XXX Biostatistics course beyond EPID 576b (3)

*Clinical track students take 1 unit course and 1 unit course.

Required Master's Thesis (4 units)

• course: Thesis (1-6)

9 Unit Track Options – Students will select an area of specialization that aligns with their research program. Choose 9 units from one of the following tracks:

Clinical Research Track

• course: Clinical Trials & Intervention Studies (3)

• course: Healthcare Data Science (3)

• course: Principles of Clinical Research I (4)

• course: Principles of Clinical Research II (4)

• course: Chronic Disease Epidemiology (3)

• course: Principles of Genetic Association Studies (3)

Infectious Diseases Track

• course: Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3)

Select 6 units from the following:

• course: One Health Applications and Practice (3)

• course: Public Health Experience - Student Epidemiology Response Team (3)

• course: Diseases of Wildlife (3)

• course: Medical-Veterinary Entomology (3)

• course: General Immunological Concepts (3)

  
  Field Method Track

• course: Digital Epidemiology (3)

• course: Measurement Issues in Epidemiology (fall - even years) (3)

• course: Mixed Research Methods - Design, Conduct and Application in Health Research (3)

• course: Spatial Epidemiology (spring - even years) (3)

• course: Public Health Experience - Student Epidemiology Response Team (3)

Lifecourse/ Chronic Epi Track

• course: Chronic Disease Epidemiology (3)

• course: Principles of Genetic Association Studies (3)

• course: Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention (fall - odd years) (3)

• course: Maternal & Child Health Epidemiology (fall) (3)

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Oral Defense of Thesis Research

The MS student is required to complete a formal defense of the thesis research in a public seminar, followed by an oral examination by the candidate's Thesis Committee.

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.