Ph.D. in Epidemiology

The doctoral program in Epidemiology is specially designed to train student to develop the highest level of professional skills to examine the conditions and determinants of health and disease in populations. The program equips students with the knowledge and skills to apply quantitative and qualitative methods in addressing public health problems. The program prepares students to become scholars who are able to conduct research and teach epidemiology.

School Wide Shared Courses 12 Credit Hours
PHC 6931	Emerging Issues in Public Health	3 Credits
IHS 75XX	Research Concepts and Proposal Development	3 Credits
PHC 7993	Methods in Evidence Based Public Health	3 Credits
IHS 6510	Quantitative Research Analysis in Health and Urban Affairs II	3 Credits

Courses for Epidemiology Track (minimum 18 credits with 9 at the 7000 level. A minimum of 9 hrs in Method and 18 hrs in Content Courses is required.

Epidemiology Method Core Requirements 9 Credit Hours
PHC 6703	Epidemiologic Research Methods	3 Credits
PHC 6XXX	Sampling of Populations: Methods and Applications	3 Credits
PHC 6511	Quantitative Research Analysis in Health	3 Credits
	Evaluation of National Health Databases

Major advisor and the program committee for the student will identify method courses from an approved list.

Epidemiology Content Course Specific Requirements 18 Credit Hours
PHC 6015	Epidemiologic Methods	3 Credits
PHC 6017	Clinical Epidemiology	3 Credits
PHC 6XXX	Principles and Analysis of Epidemiologic Research	3 Credits
PHC 6715	Survey Research in Public Health	3 Credits
PHC 6539	Health Demography	3 Credits
PHC 6009	AIDS Epidemiology and Control	3 Credits
PHC 6001	Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology	3 Credits
PHC 6004	Injury Epidemiology and Prevention	3 Credits
PHC 6014	Behavioral Epidemiology	3 Credits
PHC 6016	Social Epidemiology	3 Credits
PHC 6003	Infectious Disease Epidemiology	3 Credits
PHC 6007	Cancer Epidemiology	3 Credits
PHC 6076	Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology	3 Credits
PHC 6934	Communication in Epidemiology and Biostatistics	3 Credits
PHC 6996	Epidemiology of Health Disparity: Methods of Measure	3 Credits

Courses can be selected from Clinical Epidemiology, Chronic Disease Epidemiology; Infectious Disease Epidemiology; and/or Social/Behavioral Epidemiology & Epidemiology of Health Disparity.

Secondary Field Courses

At least 12 credit hours of approved secondary field courses, Secondary field courses selected from approved graduate school courses in consultation with academic advisor.

Dissertation Requirements 24 Credit Hours

Financial Support and Deadlines for Applications

February 15^th – Presidential fellowships/Scholarships for Fall admissions with application

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April 15^th – General Admission