Offered On Campus in Tucson
The MPH in Epidemiology is offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Epidemiology is a fundamental science of public health with a major focus on health problems in communities, groups, or aggregates of people.
The Epidemiology concentration curriculum provides systematic training in epidemiological principles, methods, and practices through constructive coursework and an internship. Individuals who choose the epidemiology concentration will have the opportunity to acquire knowledge, skills and experiences for measuring and studying the distributions, characteristics, causes, and prevention of disease, disability, and premature death in humans.
Curriculum
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Required Core Courses (16 units)
- EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)
- PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)
- EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)
- BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)
- HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)
- EPID 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)
- Internship Preparation Workshop (required; non-credit)
- Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)
Required Epidemiology Courses (26 units)
- EPID 573B Epidemiologic Methods (3)
- EPID 573C Advanced Epidemiology (3)
- BIOS 576B Biostatistics for Research (3)
- EPID 596D Public Health Experience - Student Epidemiology Response Team (2)
- EPID 696A Epidemiology Seminar (1 unit - 2 times)
- EPID 909 Master's Report (4)
Complete (3) Selective Epidemiology Courses (minimum 9 units) from the following courses:
- EPID 615A Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention (fall - odd years)
- EPID 630 Maternal & Child Health Epidemiology (fall)
- EPID 645 Nutritional Epidemiology (spring)
- EPID 646 Measurement Issues in Epidemiology (fall - even years)
- EPID 660 Infectious Disease Epidemiology (spring)
- EPID 670 Chronic Disease Epidemiology (spring)
- EPID 676 Spatial Epidemiology (spring)
- EPID 677 Principles of Genetic Association Studies (spring)
- EPID 679 One Health Applications and Practice (fall)
Total Minimum Credit Requirement = 42 units
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