The Ph.D. program in Epidemiology provides students with the training to become independent researchers in academia, government, and industry. Using sophisticated study designs, statistical analyses, field investigations, and laboratory techniques, epidemiology students
investigate the cause of a disease, its distribution (geographic,
ecological, and social), method of transmission, and measures for control and prevention. The doctoral program is designed to provide
students with the training to become independent researchers. The master's program is designed to provide advanced training in theory and practice and an opportunity for research synthesis in the form of a thesis.

Additional resources: Epidemiology faculty are members of the Department of Community Health and the Program in Public Health, which are home to several world-class research centers, such as the Center for Population Health and Clinical Epidemiology, the Center for Gerontology and Health Services Research, the Centers for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, the International Health Institute, the Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine and the Center for Statistical Sciences. Students in epidemiology have the opportunity to collaborate and conduct research with faculty at many of these centers.

Major areas of faculty activity include cardiovascular disease, nutritional epidemiology, cancer, mental illness, HIV/AIDS, international health, and others. Two particular strengths of the program in epidemiology are a high faculty to student ratio, providing excellent opportunities for supervised research, and the opportunity to pursue a minor concentration in health services research.

Completion requirements: For all Ph.D. students, twenty four credits are required of students matriculating in the program without a master's degree; sixteen are required beyond the master's. For those with a related master's degree, up to eight units can be transferred. Both written and oral exams, plus a dissertation comprising an original contribution to the field, also are required.

ADMISSION INFORMATION

GRE General: Required

GRE Subject: Not required

Application deadline: January 5

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