Master of Public Health in Epidemiology

The Master of Public Health in Epidemiology 坦普尔大学公共卫生学院为学生在流行病学方面的实践和研究型职业做好准备. 学生学习使用严格的流行病学方法和适当的分析来回答与公众健康有关的紧迫研究问题. stem指定的硕士学位课程将使您成为公共卫生专业人员

• critical evaluation of existing public health research;

• 研究设计和适当的应用方法，以解决混淆和偏见，准确地量化和评估基于人群, health-related outcomes;

• application of modern statistical computing software, such as SAS and R, 进行数据分析并回答公共卫生问题;

• interpreting measures of frequency and association within a public health context; and

• real-world problem solving through experimental training.

流行病学被认为是公共卫生的基础科学，它使我们能够识别和理解描述性特征, 影响公众健康的决定因素和风险因素. Students in the Epidemiology MPH examine complex global and local challenges related to chronic and infectious diseases; train to understand determinants of, and methodological issues in, cancer and social epidemiology; and apply their knowledge and skills to develop projects that seek to answer timely research questions in community settings.  

我们的毕业生准备在广泛的环境中工作. 选修高级流行病学方法和生物统计学的学生也为攻读流行病学博士学位做好了充分的准备.

What sets apart our Epidemiology MPH?

• Collaborative, interdisciplinary education这个学位课程的师生比例是5:1, 为学生提供与不同教师接触的机会. 我们在公共卫生学院的位置为学生准备跨学科的研究和实践.
• Renowned professors我们的教师包括专注于行为和慢性病流行病学的专家, cancer prevention and control, social determinants, and water-related diseases. 他们有在各种环境下的跨学科团队中工作的实际经验, including community-based entities; federal, state and local government agencies; health systems and clinical practices; and international nongovernmental organizations.
• Real-world experience你将获得与地方或州机构合作项目的实践经验, private companies, 或者非营利组织——让你有竞争力，为毕业后的职业生涯做好准备.

Program Format

学生们学习探索公共卫生基础的核心课程, 以及侧重于流行病学特定主题的课程, such as

• behavioral epidemiology;
• chronic disease epidemiology;
• data management and coding of health-related data;
• infectious disease epidemiology and HIV/AIDS;
• 预防慢性病的方法学问题和战略;
• multivariable regression of general and generalized linear models; and
• 癌症的社会、行为和生物学决定因素以及癌症流行病学的当前方法.

您还将完成两个实地考察课程和选修课程，以建立专题专业知识.

Students can complete the Epidemiology MPH in person or online. The program offers a flexible, 42-credit curriculum. Students choose from one of three formats.

• Full time, on campus: Complete the program in two years.
• Part time, on campus: Complete the program in four years.
• Part time, online: Complete the program in three years.

See a full list of program courses.

Epidemiology MPH vs. Epidemiology MS

流行病学和生物统计学系提供流行病学硕士和硕士学位. While the two degrees have many similarities, they are distinct from each other in the following ways.

• Coursework: 公共卫生硕士课程包括公共卫生基础的核心课程, covering biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, health policy, and social and behavioral sciences. 相比之下，硕士课程包括主要关注流行病学的核心课程.
• Culminating experience: 公共卫生硕士课程的学生完成两个学期的社区实地考察和最后的硕士项目. 硕士课程的学生完成两个学期的独立研究, including a final thesis project.  
• Competencies: 公共卫生硕士符合公共卫生教育委员会(CEPH)所规定的所有能力。. The MS meets many (but not all) CEPH competencies.

这取决于你在任何一个项目中选择的具体选修课, 毕业后，你可能会获得许多相同的技能，并为许多相同的职业做好准备, regardless of which program you choose.