Epidemiology, PhD

Pitt Public Health Requirements

• PUBHLT 2011 - ESSENTIALS OF PUBLIC HEALTH
• PUBHLT 2022 - THE DEAN’S PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS
• Academic Integrity Training

Department of Epidemiology Requirements

• EOH 3210 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE
• EPIDEM 2004 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN OR
• EPIDEM 2110 - PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
• 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 2185 - INTRODUCTION TO SAS

• OR

• BIOST 2041 - INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS
• BIOST 2093 - SAS FOR DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS
• EPIDEM 2189 - EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHODS OF LONGITUDINAL & TIME-TO-EVENT ANALYSES
• EPIDEM 2191 - ADVANCED THEORY AND METHODS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA (to be added in spring 2021) Credits / Units: 3
• EPIDEM 2215 - TEACHING PRACTICUM
• EPIDEM 2230 - SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS: A CAPSTONE COURSE
• EPIDEM 2250 - SEMINAR IN EPIDEMIOLOGY
• EPIDEM 2260 - EPIDEMIOLOGICAL BASIS DISEASE CONTROL
• EPIDEM 2600 - INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY
• EPIDEM 2921 - GRANT WRITING
• EPIDEM 3100 - RESEARCH AND DISSERTATION PHD

• OR

• FTDR 3999 - FULL-TIME DISSERTATION STUDY
• BIOST 2049 - APPLIED REGRESSION ANALYSIS
• 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
  • PSYED 3410, BIOST 2098, and BIOST 3023 also meet this requirement but are no longer offered.
  • Other courses may qualify at advisor’s discretion.
• PUBHLT 2030 - RESEARCH ETHICS AND THE RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH
• Internal Review Board (IRB) Training
• Independent Development Plan (IDP) Requirement
• Primary Data Collection Requirement
• Competency in Communication Requirement

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.