Epidemiology, PhD

Pitt Public Health Requirements

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

Department of Epidemiology Requirements

• EPIDEM 2004 - PATHPHYLGY ACROSS LIFE SPAN OR
• EOH 3210 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ENVRL DISEASE

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• EPIDEM 2160 - EPIDEMIOLOGY INFECTIOUS DISEAS
• EPIDEM 2170 - CHRONIC DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY
• EPIDEM 2180 - EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHODS 1
• EPIDEM 2181 - DESIGN/CONDUCT OF CLN TRIALS
• EPIDEM 2183 - RDNG ANLZNG INTRPTG MEDL LIT
• EPIDEM 2187 - EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHODS 2
• EPIDEM 2215 - TEACHING PRACTICUM
• EPIDEM 2230 - ADV TOPICS IN EPDMLGCL METHODS
• EPIDEM 2250 - SEMINAR IN EPIDEMIOLOGY
• EPIDEM 2260 - EPIDEMIOLGCL BASIS DISEA CTRL
• EPIDEM 2600 - INTRO TO MOLECULAR EPDMLGY
• EPIDEM 2920 - GRANT WRITING

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• EPIDEM 3100 - RESEARCH AND DISSERTATION PHD OR
• FTDR 3999 - FULL-TIME DISSERTATION STUDY

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• PUBHLT 2030 - RESEARCH ETHICS

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• PSYED 2422 - DATA ANAL USING CMPTR PACKAGES OR
• EPIDEM 2185 - INTRODUCTION TO SAS

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• BIOST 2046 - ANALYSIS OF COHORT STUDIES
• BIOST 2066 - APLD SURVIVAL ANAL METHS & PRA

• Two advanced quantitative courses are required. The following can be substituted for BIOST 2066 and/or 2046:

  • 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.

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• BIOST 2049 - APPLIED REGRESSION ANALYSIS OR
• PSYED 2410 - APPLIED REGRESSION ANALYSIS
• Internal Review Board (IRB) Training
• Presentation Training - Complete at least two posters or oral presentations to demonstrate communications competency.. Advisor sign-off is required.

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 here:  http://www.publichealth.pitt.edu/home/academics/courses/printable-course-schedules