Educational Programs by Department or Program
Competencies
Departments
Biostatistics
Biostatistics blends theoretical mathematics and applied data analysis in modern medical and biological research. Biostatisticians work with physicians, epidemiologists, health services researchers, and other scientists to design research studies and to collect and analyze data. Students in biostatistics develop and apply the quantitative techniques of mathematics, statistics, and computing appropriate to medicine, biology, and health services.
| Degree Program | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions | |
|---|---|---|
| MPH in Biostatistics | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MS in Biostatistics | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| PhD in Biostatistics | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| PhD in Biostatistics (Statistical Genetics Track) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
The focus of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences is to identify agents in the environment and workplace that affect human health, analyze and explain their mechanisms, assess and communicate their risks, develop strategies to reduce or eliminate their effects, and share the knowledge obtained.
| Degree Program | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions | |
|---|---|---|
| MS in Environmental Health | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| PhD in Environmental and Occupational Hygiene | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MS in Occupational and Environmental Exposure Sciences | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH in Occupational & Environmental Medicine (Residency/Fellowship) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MS in Toxicology | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| PhD in Toxicology | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of the frequency, distribution, and determinants of disease in human populations. The overall mission of the Department of Epidemiology is to provide rigorous training in the fundamentals and practice of epidemiology, to contribute to the understanding of the etiology and prevention of disease, and to improve of the health of the public through excellence in research.
| Degree Program | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions | |
|---|---|---|
| MPH in Epidemiology | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH in Epidemiology (Global Health track) |
Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH in Maternal and Child Health | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MS in Epidemiology | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MS in Epidemiology (Clinical Research track) |
Summary Information | Go to program website |
| PhD in Epidemiology | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Global Health
The Department of Global Health focuses on identification and evaluation of health problems and health inequities in underserved populations. It develops and implements innovative interventions that can dramatically reduce disease burden. Programs in the department promote and support interdisciplinary research that addresses global health disparities.
| Degree Program | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions | |
|---|---|---|
| MPH in Global Health | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH in Global Health: Health Metrics and Evaluation | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH in Global Health: Leadership, Policy, and Management | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH in Global Health: Peace Corps Master's International | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| PhD in Global Health | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Health Services
Health Services focuses on the organization, financing, and effectiveness of health care and public health, emphasizing how societal resources are used to respond to individual and population health needs. Research areas include the evaluation of health services delivery programs, health status measurement, outcomes and effectiveness research, and the use of large databases for health services research and evaluation.
| Degree Program | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions | |
|---|---|---|
| MHA: Day Program | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MHA: Executive Program | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH in Community-Oriented Public Health Practice | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH in Health Services: General Focus | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH in Health Services: Health Systems and Policy concentration | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH in Health Services: Maternal & Child Health concentration | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH in Health Services: Social & Behavioral Sciences concentration | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH Partial Distance Degree Program -- Executive MPH Program | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MS in Health Services | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Master of Health Informatics & Health Information Management (MHIHIM) | Go to program website | |
| PhD in Health Services | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Interdisciplinary Programs
Nutritional Sciences
The Nutritional Sciences Program offers an interdisciplinary MS and a PhD degree in nutritional sciences through the Graduate School, and an MPH degree in Public Health Nutrition through the Department of Epidemiology. The MPH degree program provides students with skills in program planning, evaluation, and management with an emphasis on policy issues and societal determinants of nutrition and health. The MS program provides students with knowledge and research skills in nutritional biochemistry, diet-disease relationships, and clinical nutrition. The PhD program offers advanced training in nutritional sciences, with a focus on chronic disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes, nutritional epidemiology, and public health.
| Degree Program | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions | |
|---|---|---|
| MPH in Nutritional Sciences | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MS in Nutritional Sciences | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| PhD in Nutritional Sciences | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Undergraduate Minor in Nutritional Sciences | Go to program website |
Pathobiology
Pathobiology is the study of pathogenic biological agents and the interaction with their hosts, primarily humans. As a discipline, pathobiology combines the fundamental concepts of biology and clinical medicine. Members of the program have diverse research interests, including the molecular biology of cancer; molecular investigation of pathogenesis; drug resistance and host responses; diagnosis of diseases; development of vaccines and therapeutics; and fundamental biology of infectious agents.
| Degree Program | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions | |
|---|---|---|
| PhD in Pathobiology | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Public Health Genetics
The Institute for Public Health Genetics offers an MPH and a PhD in Public Health Genetics, an MS in Genetic Epidemiology, and a concurrent MPH/JD. The MPH and PhD programs offer training that integrates genomics with the public health science disciplines of epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, and health services, as well as with bioethics, social sciences, law, public policy, and economics. The curriculum focuses on understanding genetic susceptibility to disease in populations and communities, and addresses the ethical, legal, cultural, economic, and policy issues involved in applying genomics to public health. The MS program focuses specifically on epidemiologic methods, biostatistics, statistical genetics, and research methods in genetic epidemiology. Applicants are expected to have an excellent record with a bachelor’s degree and some coursework in human genetics.
| Degree Program | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions | |
|---|---|---|
| MS in Genetic Epidemiology | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH in Public Health Genetics | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| PhD in Public Health Genetics | Summary Information | Go to program website |