Program: Epidemiology, PhD - University of Pittsburgh

Pitt Public Health Requirements

EPIDEM 2110 - PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
BIOST 2041 - INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS 1
PUBHLT 2011 - ESSENTIALS OF PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBHLT 2022 - THE DEAN’S PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS
Academic Integrity Training

Department of Epidemiology Requirements

EPIDEM 2004 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN OR
EOH 3210 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE
EPIDEM 2160 - EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
EPIDEM 2170 - CHRONIC DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY
EPIDEM 2180 - EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHODS 1
EPIDEM 2181 - DESIGN AND CONDUCT OF CLINICAL TRIALS
EPIDEM 2183 - READING, ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING PUBLIC HEALTH MEDICAL LITERATURE
EPIDEM 2187 - EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHODS 2
EPIDEM 2215 - TEACHING PRACTICUM
EPIDEM 2230 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHODS
EPIDEM 2250 - SEMINAR IN EPIDEMIOLOGY
EPIDEM 2260 - EPIDEMIOLOGICAL BASIS DISEASE CONTROL
EPIDEM 2600 - INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY
EPIDEM 2920 - GRANT WRITING
EPIDEM 3100 - RESEARCH AND DISSERTATION PHD OR
FTDR 3999 - FULL-TIME DISSERTATION STUDY
PUBHLT 2030 - RESEARCH ETHICS AND THE RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH
PSYED 2422 - DATA ANALYSIS USING COMPUTER PACKAGES OR
EPIDEM 2185 - INTRODUCTION TO SAS
BIOST 2046 - ANALYSIS OF COHORT STUDIES
BIOST 2050 - LONGITUDINAL AND CLUSTERED DATA ANALYSIS
BIOST 2066 - APPLIED SURVIVAL ANALYSIS: METHODS AND PRACTICE
Two advanced quantitative courses are required. The following can be substituted for BIOST 2066 and/or 2050:
- BIOST 2016, 2062, 2086
- BCHS 3002, 3015
- PSYED 3408, 3416, or 3417
- PSYED 3410, BIOST 2098, and BIOST 3023 also meet this requirement but are no longer offered.
- Other courses may qualify at advisor’s discretion.
BIOST 2049 - APPLIED REGRESSION ANALYSIS

Electives

Add electives as recommended by academic advisors to earn total credits required for the program. All Pitt Public Health course descriptions may be found on the Department of Epidemiology course offerings.