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MS degree requirements

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in the Student Services section of this Web site.

Coursework Requirements

Total required units=14

Quantitative Core (6): Both Thesis Track and Consultative Track

Epidemiology I: Introduction to Epidemiology

Biostatistics I: Introduction to Biostatistics

Epidemiology II: Intermediate Epidemiology

Biostatistics II: Intermediate Biostatistics

Epidemiology III: Epidemiological Design and Model Building

Biostatistics III: Categorical Data Analysis

Additional Required Courses:

Thesis Track: Choose 2                            

 Consultative Track: Choose 2

Data Management & Programming

Data Management & Programming

Clinical Trials

Advanced Data Management

Survey Methodology

Basic Statistical Inference

Electives:

 Choose 6

 Choose 5

Cancer Epidemiology

Applied Survival Analysis

CVD Epidemiology

Longitudinal Data Analysis

Molecular Epidemiology

Bioinformatics and Data Mining

Injury Epidemiology

Clinical Trials

Nutritional Epidemiology

Decision Analysis

Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases

Survey Methodology

Epidemiology of Aging

Cancer Epidemiology

Exposure Measurement in Epidemiology

CVD Epidemiology

Advanced Data Management

Molecular Epidemiology

Basic Statistical Inference

Injury Epidemiology

Applied Survival Analysis

Nutritional Epidemiology

Longitudinal Data Analysis

Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases

Bioinformatics and Data Mining

Epidemiology of Aging

Decision Analysis

Exposure Measurement in Epidemiology

Other MS degree requirement:

 Thesis

Comprehensive Consulting Exam

*One class equals one course unit (unless otherwise noted).