Epidemiology MS

Epidemiology focuses on understanding the determinants and prevention of disease, on the role of environmental factors in health and disease and how the administration of health programs can help implement this understanding. We offer academic programs and research opportunities to help you understand disease causes, preventions and the best way to implement this knowledge to improve public health.

Required Core (21 credits)

Electives & Culminating Experience (12 credits)

Epidemiology Electives (9 credits)

Select 3 from:

EEH 510LEC - Prin Measurement Pub Hlth Credits: 3
EEH 570LEC - Cancer Epidemiology Credits: 3
EEH 571LEC - Epi of Cardiovascular Dis Credits: 3
EEH 572LEC - Nutritional Epidemiology Credits: 3
EEH 573LEC - Epi of Infec Diseases Credits: 3
EEH 574LEC - Epidemics & Outbreaks Credits: 3
EEH 575LEC - Epi Appl to Environ Hlth Credits: 3
EEH 577LEC - Perinatal Epidemiology Credits: 3
EEH 597LEC - Independent Study Master’s Credits: 1 - 6

Professional Development/Research (2 credits)

EEH 650SEM - Research and Professional Development Credits: 1
(take twice for 0 credit in first year, take twice for credit in second year)

Culminating Experience: Thesis (1 credit)

EEH 600TUT - Thesis Guidance Credits: 1 - 10

Total Credit Hours: 33

3.0 Degree GPA required

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

1) Study Designs: Critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the major epidemiologic study designs.

2) Outcome Measures: Apply prevalence and incidence of disease measures in public health research.

3) Evaluation of Epidemiologic Data: Critically evaluate the results of epidemiologic studies for appropriate study design implementation and for the influence of chance, bias, confounding and effect modification in order to make appropriate inferences.

4) Application of Biostatistics to Epidemiology: Perform common and appropriate statistical methodologies for answering epidemiologic research questions.

5) Ethical Conduct of Human Subjects Research: Apply the basic ethical and legal issues pertaining to the collection, use and dissemination of epidemiologic data; apply knowledge of human subjects’ protections, informed consent, and confidentiality.

6) Culminating Thesis: Develop and execute a hypothesis-driven epidemiologic study, including a literature review and original data analysis culminating in a defendable written document (equivalent to one publishable manuscript) and oral presentation, both of which demonstrate effective communication skills.

SED Statement

This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).

Epidemiology MS

Required Core (21 credits)

Principles & Methods of Epidemiology Core (7 credits)

Statistical Methods Core (11 credits)

Public Health Core (3 credits)