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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Please note that the precise degree requirements for each
student will be determined in consultation with his/her adviser
and program committee members.
Required
Prerequisite Courses (for those without an MPH or MS
in Epidemiology or Biostatistics |
Courses |
Credits |
Fall |
Spring |
| PH 655 Biostatistics I |
3 |
X |
|
| PH 656 Biostatistics II |
3 |
|
X |
| PH 658 Computer Applications in Public Health |
|
|
|
| PH 663 Principles of Epidemiology I |
3 |
X |
|
| PH 664 Principles of Epidemiology II |
3 |
|
X |
| PH 747 Statistical Methods in Epidemiological
Research |
3 |
X |
|
Required PhD Courses |
PH 665 Infectious Diseases in Microbiology I |
3 |
X |
|
| PH 669 Epidemiologic Study Design Critique |
2 |
X |
X |
| PH 748 Chronic Disease Epidemiology |
3 |
|
X |
| PH 771 Teaching Practicum |
3 |
X |
X |
| PH 772 Research Practicum |
3 |
X |
X |
| PH 800 Dissertation Research |
1 |
X |
X |
|
Elective PhD Courses+
|
PH 647 Analytic Approaches to MCH |
3 |
X |
|
| PH 651/PPST 650 Intro to Human Populations |
3 |
X |
|
| PH 652/PPST 649 Interdisciplinary Sem in Global Hlth |
1 |
|
X |
| PH 666 Seminar in Infectious Disease Control |
3 |
|
X |
| PH 667 Infectious Diseases in Microbiology II |
3 |
|
X |
| PH 689 Nutritional Epidemiology |
3 |
|
X |
| PH 690/PPST 690 Introduction to Global Health |
3 |
X |
|
| PH 691 Fundamentals of Environmental Epidemiology |
2 |
X |
|
| PH 692 Clinical Epidemiology |
3 |
X |
|
| PH 751 Social Epidemiology |
3 |
X |
|
| PH 753 Survival Analysis |
3 |
|
X |
| PH 754 Neuroepidemiology |
2 |
X |
|
| PH 792 Current Issues & Topics in Epidemiology (E)
and Biostatistics (B)** |
2-3 |
X |
X |
| PH 794 Exploration in Epidemiology (E) and Biostatistics
(B)*** |
2-3 |
X |
X |
| Courses outside Public Health Sciences^ |
9 |
X |
X |
| Grand Total |
A minimum of 30 credits required |
30* |
|
|
*The minimum number of credits for students who do not have
an MPH or MS in Epidemiology or Biostatistics is 30 credits
plus the number of credits associated with missing prerequisites.
+The minimum number of elective credits is 15.
**Course topics include systematic reviews and meta analysis
and issues in clinical epidemiology, among others.
***Course topics include longitudinal data analysis, genetic
epidemiology, field methods in epidemiology, and measurement
error and reliability in epidemiological research, among others.
^Students may select up to 9 credits outside Public Health
Sciences with the approval of the academic advisor (e.g.,
TRMD 650 Advanced Epidemiological Ecology of Infectious Diseases).
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