Epidemiology, Ph.D.

Program Requirements

GPA and grade requirements: Minimum overall GPA of 3.0; minimum grade of “B-” in required courses and “C” in elective courses; no more than two grades lower than “B-” can be applied to the degree

Epidemiology Core (32 credits)

EPI 613 Epidemiology II Credits: 4
EPI 614 Epidemiology III Credits: 4
EPI 615 Epidemiology Doctoral Seminar Credits: 2
EPI 629 Doctoral Seminar in Causal Inference Methods Credits: 3
EPI 630 Critical Assessment of Epidemiologic Literature Credits: 1 (2 credits required)
EPI 636 Epidemiological Data Analysis & Interpretation Credits: 4
EPI 640 Research Proposal and Design Credits: 3
EPI 668 Infectious Disease Epidemiology Credits: 2
EPI 676 Chronic Disease Epidemiology Credits: 2
PHE 626 Teaching & Learning in Health Promotion & Social Work Credits: 3
PUBH 600 Essentials of Doctoral Training Credits: 3

Biostatistics Core (14 credits)

BSTA 515 Data Management & Analysis in SAS Credits: 3
BSTA 612 Linear Models Credits: 4 *
BSTA 613 Categorical Data Analysis Credits: 4 *
* Students who have completed similar coursework may substitute an elective for this course by program approval
Select one (3 cr.)
BSTA 514 Statistical Analysis of Time-to-Event Data Credits: 3
BSTA 519 Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis Credits: 3

Public Health Core (16-18 credits)

CPH 622 Communicating Public Health Data Credits: 3
ESHH 511 / ESHH 611 Concepts of Environmental Health Credits: 3 *
HSMP 574 / HSMP 674 Health Systems Organization Credits: 3 *
PHE 512 / PHE 612 Principles of Health Behavior Credits: 3 *
PHE 622 Health & Social Inequalities Credits: 3
* Students who have completed similar coursework may substitute an elective for this course by program approval
Select one (1-3 cr.)
MGRD 650 Practice & Ethics of Science Credits: 1
HSMP 673 Values & Ethics in Health Credits: 3

Elective Courses (17-19 credits)

Must be taken for a letter grade unless offered Pass/No Pass only

Quantitative Methods Electives (12 credits)

BSTA 504 Topics in Biostatistics Credits: 1 to 3
BSTA 514 Statistical Analysis of Time-to-Event Data Credits: 3
BSTA 516 Design & Analysis of Surveys Credits: 3
BSTA 517 Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials Credits: 3
BSTA 519 Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis Credits: 3 (if not applied to Biostatistics core)
BSTA 522 Statistical Learning & Data Science Credits: 3
BSTA 550 Introduction to Probability Credits: 3
BSTA 551 Theory of Statistical Inference Credits: 4
ESHH 615 Geographic Information Systems for Public Health Credits: 3
EPI 650 Mentored Epidemiology Research Credits: 1 to 6
GEOG 588 Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4
GEOG 597 Advanced Spatial Quantitative Analysis Credits: 4
HIP 509 Systematic Reviews Practicum Credits: 1 to 6
HIP 527 Systematic Reviews Credits: 2
PHE 634 Social Epidemiology Methods & Theory Credits: 3
PSY 610 Hierarchical Linear Modeling for Longitudinal Data Analysis Credits: 4
PSY 623 Structural Equation Modeling Credits: 4
PSY 626 Multilevel Regression Credits: 4

Other Electives (5-7 credits)

BMI 610 Introduction to Biomedical Informatics and Artificial Intelligence Credits: 3
BMI 612 Clinical Information Systems Credits: 3
BMI 637 Healthcare Quality Credits: 3
CPH 621 Social Determinants of Health Credits: 3
CPH 627 Applied Epidemiology Credits: 3
CPH 631 Social Justice and Public Health Credits: 3
CPH 636 Community Based Participatory Research Credits: 3
CPH 638 Public Health Program Evaluation Credits: 3
EPI 556 / EPI 656 HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Credits: 3
EPI 605 Reading and Conference Credits: 1 to 4
EPI 621 Injury & Violence Prevention Credits: 3
EPI 650 Mentored Epidemiology Research Credits: 1 to 6
HIP 509 Systematic Reviews Practicum Credits: 1 to 6
HIP 527 Systematic Reviews Credits: 2
HIP 530 Leadership Skills in Team Science Credits: 2
HSMP 671 Health Policy Credits: 3
HSMP 677 Health Care Law & Regulation Credits: 3
HSMP 681 Population Health: Policy & Practice Implications Credits: 3
HSMP 682 Oregon Health Policy: Lessons for State & National Reform Credits: 3
HSMP 683 Economics of Health Systems & Policy Credits: 3
HSMP 684 Social Policy & Public Health Credits: 3
HSMP 686 Introduction to Health Economics Credits: 3
PHE 540 Mass Media & Health Credits: 3
PHE 541 Media Advocacy & Public Health Credits: 3
PHE 632 Developmental Origins of Health & Human Disease Epidemiology Credits: 3
Any other 600-level course offered in the School of Public Health
Other relevant courses with program approval

Education