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Epidemiology

The Master of Science in Epidemiology is a one-year, full-time master’s program through Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine at our downtown Chicago campus. The program provides graduate training in epidemiologic research design and analysis for students who want to gain to necessary skills to successfully work in public health and/or clinical epidemiologic research.

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Degree Offered

Program Statistics

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Program Contact

Contact Maureen Moran, MPH
Director of Admissions & Graduate Student Affairs
312-503-0050

Degree Requirements

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.

Master's

Total Units Required: 15

Course Title
Core Courses
BIOSTAT 301-0
Introduction to Epidemiology
BIOSTAT 302-0
Introduction to Biostatistics
BIOSTAT 305-0
Data Management and Analysis in SAS
or PUB_HLTH 305-0
Programming for Statistical Analysis
BIOSTAT 306-0
R Programming
BIOSTAT 401-0
Intermediate Epidemiology
BIOSTAT 402-0
Intermediate Biostatistics
BIOSTAT 501-0
Advanced Epidemiology
BIOSTAT 565-0
Clinical Database Management
EPID 357-0
Seminar in Epidemiology I
EPID 358-0
Seminar in Epidemiology II
EPID 359-0
Seminar in Epidemiology III
PUB_HLTH 441-0
Ethical Issues in Clinical Research
Electives
Epidemiology Selectives (2 units)
Methods Selective (1 unit)
Electives (2 units)

Last Updated: September 29, 2025