Course Overview
The Department of Epidemiology annually offers 74 courses; ranging from Introductory and Advanced courses in Epidemiologic Methods to seminar series and courses related to all of our faculty research area. Students in an SM/PhD program in Epidemiology must or can align their research with one of the thirteen faculty research areas.
Degrees Offered
Master of Public Health 45 credit | Online
Master of Science 42.5 credit | Summer Only
Master of Science 42.5 credit | Academic Year
Master of Science 80 credit | Epidemiology
Master of Science 80 credit | Computational Biology and Quantitative Genetics
PhD in Population Health Sciences
Faculty & Academic Appointments
31 Primary Faculty – 5 Tenured
9 Primary Associate/Assistant
82 Secondary Appointments
36 Adjunct
Student Information
52 Doctor of Philosophy-Epidemiology
65 Master of Science (2-year)
17 Master of Science (1-year) -Academic Year
15 Master of Science- Summers-only
82 Master of Public Health- Epidemiology
Faculty Research Areas
Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention
Cardiovascular Epidemiology
Clinical Epidemiology
Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
Epidemiologic Methods
Epidemiology of Aging
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology and Statistical Genetics
Neuroepidemiology
Psychiatric Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Pharmacoepidemiology
Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology
Major Programs, Centers, & Affiliations
CAUSALab
Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics (CCDD)
Global Initiative for Neuropsychiatric Genetics Education in Research (GINGER)
Program in Genetic Epidemiology and Statistical Genetics (PGSG)
Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology
Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS)
Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention
