The 18-credit hour Epidemiology Graduate Certificate prepares students to apply the principles and methods of epidemiology to health research. The program emphasizes the development of skills such as study design, data collection and management, data analysis and interpretation, and communication of research findings. All students in the certificate program must complete introductory courses in public health, epidemiology, and biostatistics and then choose two elective courses in areas such as infectious disease epidemiology, nutritional epidemiology, and environmental epidemiology.

Admissions

Applicants must meet the admission standards and application requirements specified in Graduate Admissions and must apply using the online Schools of Public Health Application System (SOPHAS). Applications are considered for the fall and spring semesters. For more information about the application requirements and deadlines, visit the College of Public Health Admissions website.

Policies

Candidates must have 18 graduate credits and a minimum GPA of 3.00 in coursework, with no more than 3 credits with a grade of C to earn the Epidemiology Graduate Certificate.

For policies governing all graduate certificates, see AP.6.8 Requirements for Graduate Certificates.

Banner Code: PH-CERG-EPID

Certificate Requirements

Total credits: 18

This certificate may be pursued on a full-or part-time basis.

Required Courses

GCH 500Foundations of Public Health3
GCH 712Introduction to Epidemiology3
GCH 726Advanced Methods in Epidemiology I3
GCH 804Biostatistics for Public Health I3
Total Credits12

Electives

Select 6 credits from the following courses 16
GCH 653
Nutritional Epidemiology
or NUTR 653
 Nutritional Epidemiology
GCH 722
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
GCH 732
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
GCH 762
Environmental Epidemiology
GCH 805
Biostatistics for Public Health II
Total Credits6
1

Other epidemiology-related courses as approved by program director.