Epidemiology
Degree Type: MS
Overview
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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Learning Objectives
The Master of Science in Epidemiology is offered through the Program in Public Health at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). In order to prepare students to pursue epidemiologic research, the degree requirements for the MS in Epidemiology were developed to teach students the necessary skills for work in clinical epidemiologic research and/or public health. Upon completion of the required coursework, all students earning the degree should be able to:- Evaluate the strengths and limitations of study designs by selecting appropriate measures of association and identifying potential sources of error in epidemiologic research.
- Implement principles of epidemiology, particularly social epidemiology, to understand the underlying structural causes of health disparities.
- Discuss the role and impact of bias, confounding, and effect modification in data interpretation.
- Conduct epidemiologic analyses, including logistic, Poisson, and linear regression, multilevel modeling, and survival analysis
- Critically review the scientific literature, synthesize findings across studies, and make appropriate recommendations based on current knowledge.
- Apply ethical and regulatory requirements for epidemiologic research.
- Communicate epidemiologic findings clearly and effectively to community members and academic audiences, using culturally appropriate and scientifically rigorous methods.
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
Core Courses
- BIOSTAT 301 Introduction to Epidemiology (1 unit)
- BIOSTAT 302 Introduction to Biostatistics (1 unit)
- BIOSTAT 305 or PUB_HLTH 305 SAS Programming (1 unit)
- BIOSTAT 306 R Programming (1 unit)
- BIOSTAT 401 Intermediate Epidemiology (1 unit)
- BIOSTAT 402 Intermediate Biostatistics (1 unit)
- BIOSTAT 501 Advanced Epidemiology (1 unit)
- BIOSTAT 565 Clinical Database Management (0.5 units)
- EPID 357 Seminar in Epidemiology I (0 units)
- EPID 358 Seminar in Epidemiology II (0 units)
- EPID 359 Seminar in Epidemiology III (1 unit)
- EPID 560 Thesis (1 unit)
- PUB_HLTH 441 Ethical Issues in Clinical Research (0.5 units)
Other Degree Requirements
- Epidemiology Selectives (2 units)
- Methods Selective (1 unit)
- Electives (2 units)