Academic Programs

Master of Public Health: Concentration in Epidemiology


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M.P.H. Core Course Requirements (15 hours)

  • BIOS 7010 Intro to Biostatistics I
  • EHSC 7060 Foundations of Environmental Health
  • EPID 7010 Intro to Epidemiology I
  • HADM 7600 Introduction to Health Policy and Management
  • HPRB 7050 Social and Behavioral Foundations

Epidemiology Concentration Core Requirements (12 hours)
  • BIOS 7020 Introductory Biostatistics II
  • EPID 7020 Introduction to Epidemiology II
  • EPID 8400 Chronic Disease Epidemiology
  • EPID 8500 Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Electives (12 hours)
The following is a list of recommended electives for an MPH concentration in Epidemiology:
  • EPID 7040 Nutritional Epidemiology
  • EPID 8070 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
  • EPID 8200 Molecular Epidemiology
  • EPID 8250 Biomarkers:  Public Health, Clinical and Evn. Tox Apps.
  • EPID 8300 Epidemiology of Aging
  • EPID 8410 Cancer Epidemiology
  • EPID 8540/L Microbial Quantitative Risk Assessment
  • EPID 8600 Social Epicemiology
  • EHSC 8500 Environmental and Occupational Diseases
  • BIOS 6380 Survival Analysis
  • BIOS 7400 Research Data Management and Computing
  • BIOS 8110 Categorical Data Analysis
  • BIOS 8220 Clinical Trials
  • PBHL 8100 Current Topics in Public Health

Other Required Courses (7 hours)      
  • PBHL 7560 Internship in Public Health (6 hours) – Requires 300 clock hours in an appropriate Public Health setting. Students choose the site or their internship with the assistance of the Internship coordinator.
  • PBHL 8200 Seminar in Public Health (1 hour)      


For more information on the MPH concentration in Epidemiology, please contact Dr. Claire Robb.


MPH Degree Requirements:

Biostatistics
Environmental Health
Epidemiology
Health Policy & Management
Health Promotion & Behavior

Contact Information

Ashley Wells
MPH Coordinator
N123 Paul D. Coverdell Center
Athens, GA  30602
706.583.0059
mph@uga.edu