Ph.D. Coursework & Research Requirements
The Department of Epidemiology
provides the following framework so prospective students will have a general
idea of the coursework and research requirements to earn the Ph.D. degree. Of
course, each graduate student will customize their research activities and
elective courses based upon their intellectual interests and with guidance
from their faculty advisor.
First Year
EPIDEM
200* Introductory Seminar in
Epidemiology
EPIDEM
290* (Intro to BioStats &
Epi)
EPIDEM 275
(Ph.D Seminar)
EPIDEM
203* (Environmental Health Sciences
III-Epi)
EPIDEM
204* (Environmental Health Sciences
V-BioStats)
EPIDEM 275
(Case Studies)
EPIDEM 205*
(Environmental
Epidemiology)
EPIDEM 299
(Computing, SAS)
Elective Course
Comprehensive Exam in
Epidemiology (Taken @ End of 1st year)
Second
Year
STATS
201* (Statistical Methods & Data
Analysis I)
STATS
202* (Statistical Methods & Data
Analysis II)
STATS
203* (Statistical Methods/Data
Analysis III)
EPIDEM 201*
(Cancer
Epidemiology)
EPIDEM 202*
(Genetic
Epidemiology)
EPIDEM 275
(Case Studies -Spec.
Topics)
EPIDEM TBD
(Advanced Epidemiological
Methods)
Elective
Course
Elective
Course
Comprehensive
Exam in Statistics (Taken @ End of 2nd year)
Third
Year
Advance to Candidacy for
the Ph.D. Degree
Commence Dissertation
Research
EPIDEM 299
(Independent Research) – 3
Quarters
EPIDEM 298
(Seminar -Directed Study) – 3
Quarters
Fourth & Fifth
Years
Dissertation
Research
EPIDEM 299
(Independent Research) ~ 6
Quarters
EPIDEM 298
(Seminar -Directed Study) ~ 6
Quarters
Notes:
( * ) Denotes Core
Courses in Epidemiology – Bold Type
EPIDEM =
Epidemiology - School of Medicine
STATS =
Statistics - Bren School of Information & Computer
Sciences
TBD = To Be
Determined
