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Twin Cities Campus
Epidemiology M.P.H.School of Public Health - Adm
School of Public Health
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
School of Public Health, MMC 819, A395 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 Delaware Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-3500 OR 1-800-774-8636)
Email:
sph-ask@umn.edu
Website: http://www.sph.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The epidemiology MPH is a 48-credit program that prepares future leaders in epidemiology to analyze public health trends, design and implement studies, and interpret results for policy and program development. Beyond investigations into the determinants of health and infectious and chronic disease, epidemiologists translate medical and laboratory data into population trends to identify changes in the public health burden of disease. Students with an earned doctorate in a related field may be eligible for the accelerated, 42-credit program.
Accreditation
This program is accredited by Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
A baccalaureate degree, with coursework in the basic sciences, from an accredited institution.
Admission to the accelerated program requires an earned doctorate (e.g., MD, PhD, DVM, DC, DDS), in a related field, from an accredited institution.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
For more information visit www.sph.umn.edu
Applicants must submit their test score(s) from the following:
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan C: Plan C requires
42 to 48
major credits and
up to
credits outside the
major.
There is no final exam.
A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project: The capstone project comprises an integrative learning experience. Students complete either PUBH 7394 or PUBH 6344, selected in consultation with the advisor, to meet this requirement.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
Public Health Core Requirements (16 credits)
A minimum grade of B- must be earned for each of the following PUBH core courses:
PUBH 6020 - Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral Science
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6102 - Issues in Environmental Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6250 - Foundations of Public Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6341 - Epidemiologic Methods I
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6450 - Biostatistics I
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6741 - Ethics in Public Health: Professional Practice and Policy
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6751 - Principles of Management in Health Services Organizations
(2.0 cr)
Epidemiology Core Requirements (9 credits)
Take the following courses. Select PUBH 6325 or PUBH 6420 in consultation with the advisor. A minimum grade of B- must be earned for PUBH 6342, 6343, and 6350. All courses must be completed A-F.
PUBH 6342 - Epidemiologic Methods II
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6343 - Epidemiologic Methods III
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6350 - Epidemiologic Methods III: Lab
(1.0 cr)
Epidemiology Content Courses (2 credits)
Select at least 1 course from the following, in consultation with the advisor. All courses must be completed A-F with a minimum grade of B-.
PUBH 6381 - Genetics in Public Health in the Age of Precision Medicine
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6385 - Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6386 - Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6387 - Cancer Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6389 - Nutritional Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6605 - Sexual, Reproductive, and Perinatal Public Health
(2.0 cr)
Biostatistics (4 credits)
A minimum grade of B- must be earned for the following course:
PUBH 6451 - Biostatistics II
(4.0 cr)
Basic Science Requirement (4 credits)
PUBH 6355 is not required for students in the accelerated program, or for standard-program students who obtain prior approval from the program director and course instructor.
PUBH 6355 - Pathophysiology of Human Disease
(4.0 cr)
Applied Practice Experience (1-2 credits)
Take 1-2 credits of PUBH 7396, in consultation with the advisor.
PUBH 7396 - Applied Practice Experience: Epidemiology
(1.0-5.0 cr)
Integrated Learning Experience (2 credits)
Take 1 of the following courses, in consultation with the advisor. If PUBH 7394 is selected, take at least 2 credits.
PUBH 7394 - Integrative Learning Experience: Epidemiology
(1.0-6.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6344 - Completing the Integrative Learning Experience: Secondary Data Analysis
(2.0 cr)
Electives (8-10 credits)
Students pursuing the standard program select at least 10 elective credits, and students pursuing the accelerated program select at least 8 elective credits in consultation with the advisor.
GCD 8073 - Genetics & Genomics in Human Health
(2.0 cr)
GEOG 5511 - Principles of Cartography
(4.0 cr)
GEOG 5561 - Principles of Geographic Information Science
(4.0 cr)
HINF 5430 - Foundations of Health Informatics I
(3.0 cr)
HINF 5510 - Applied Health Care Databases: Database Principles and Data Evaluation
(3.0 cr)
KIN 5720 - Special Topics in Kinesiology
(2.0-4.0 cr)
MICA 8004 - Cellular and Cancer Biology
(4.0 cr)
PA 5271 - Geographic Information Systems: Applications in Planning and Policy Analysis
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6034 - Evaluation I: Concepts
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6045 - Skills for Policy Development
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6049 - Legislative Advocacy Skills for Public Health
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6055 - Social Inequalities in Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6078 - Public Health Policy as a Prevention Strategy
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6081 - Sex, Sexuality, and Sexual Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6108 - Foundations of Global Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6131 - Working in Global Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6182 - Emerging Infectious Disease: Current Issues, Policies, and Controversies
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6365 - Global Challenges in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6370 - Social Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6375 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6381 - Genetics in Public Health in the Age of Precision Medicine
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6383 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6385 - Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6386 - Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6387 - Cancer Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6389 - Nutritional Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6605 - Sexual, Reproductive, and Perinatal Public Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6606 - Children's Health: Life Course and Equity Perspectives
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6613 - Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6617 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6627 - Sexuality Education: Criteria, Curricula, and Controversy
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6673 - Grant Writing for Public Health
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6702 - Integrative Leadership Seminar
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6724 - The Health Care System and Public Health
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6730 - International Comparative Health Systems
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6765 - Continuous Quality Improvement: Methods and Techniques
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6803 - Conducting a Systematic Literature Review
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6809 - Advanced Methods in Health Decision Science
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6832 - Economics of the Health Care System
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6906 - Global Nutrition
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6933 - Public Health Nutrition for Adults
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 7252 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 7253 - Introduction to GIS
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 7415 - Introduction to Clinical Trials
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 7420 - Clinical Trials: Design, Implementation, and Analysis
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 7430 - Statistical Methods for Correlated Data
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 7440 - Introduction to Bayesian Analysis
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 7461 - Exploring and Visualizing Data in R
(2.0 cr)
VMED 5180 - Ecology of Infectious Disease
(3.0 cr)
VMED 5181 - Spatial Analysis in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
(3.0 cr)
VMED 8090 - Epidemiology of Zoonoses and Diseases Common to Animals and Humans
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Students may complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
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