VCUDepartmentof Epidemiology and Community Health VCU School of Medicine MCV Campus PO Box 980212 Richmond, VA 23298-0212 Phone: 804.828.9785

MPH Program
Epidemiology Track Requirements

45 credit hour minimum
Course ID Course Title Hours
Core Courses  
BIOS 543 Statistical Methods I 3
EPID 571 Epidemiology I 3
EPID 600 Introduction to Public Health 3
EPID 602 Public Health Organization and Management 3
EPID 604 Principles of Occupational and Environmental Health 3
EPID 605 Epidemiology of Health Behaviors 3
EPID 694 MPH Program Research Project 3
EPID 693 Public Health Internship 3
Total Core Credits 24
Track-Specific course requirements  
BIOS 544 Statistical Methods II 3
EPID 603 Public Health Policy and Politics 3
EPID 606 Epidemiology II 3
EPID 620 Cancer Epidemiology 3
Total Track-Specific Credits 12
Suggested Elective Courses (others with advisor approval)
EPID 610 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology 3
EPID 621 Infectious Disease Epidemiology 3
EPID 560 Fundamentals of Data Management & Analysis 3
BIOS 524 Biostatistical Computing 3
BIOS 571 Clinical Trials 3
BIOS 572 Statistical Analysis of Biomedical Data 3
SBHD 608 Health Communication 3
PHARM 691 Pharmacoepidemiology 3
MICR 510 Scientific Integrity 1
Total Elective Credits 9
Total (min) 45
 

 

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Virginia Commonwealth University | School of Medicine
Department of Epidemiology & Community Health
1000 East Clay Street
P.O. Box 980212
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0212
Phone: (804) 828-9785
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