Georgetown University: The MCAT test is not required, but applicants may submit test results in place of the GRE, as part of their application materials.Results of the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination are required for all applicants.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans: The MPH Program can be completed on a part-time basis, as long as all degree requirements are completed within six years of matriculation.
Degree Program
College description: Program in Genetic Epidemiology and Statistical Geneticsexpand child menu.Applicants should have a doctoral degree in Statistics Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science or other relevant discipline with strong quantitative research background practical experience working with large scale genetic data sets, developing new methods, and producing high-quality published work, are desirable.Preference will be given to candidates with degrees in computer science or other applied quantitative fields.
Links are provided for each Degree that will explain degree expectations and courses offered.This degree is typically completed over 2 academic years. The 80-credit SM program is designed for individuals who hold a bachelor’s degree. Applicants should have a strong background in a relevant discipline and mathematics, excellent quantitative GRE scores and clear research goals. A Thesis is required for this degree.It is intended as a terminal professional degree which will enable applicant to launch their career in bioinformatics.MS in Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
College description: The M.S. In Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases is a one-year program in the study of epidemiological methods and analysis for infectious diseases. The quantitative specialization for individuals who plan to pursue mentored research or doctoral studies. Graduates will be well suited for careers in data analysis at governmental state, national, or national health organizations, academia, NGOs or in pharmaceuticals. The clinical specialization is a one-year program tailored to clinicians seeking formal research training in methods of infectious diseases epidemiology.
All applicants must submit the results of the Graduate Record Examinations General Test or Medical College Admission TestStudents whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL examination.The M.S. degree requires a total of 10 course units.Students entering the program with an MPH or relevant graduate degree may be exempt from this requirement.Advanced Epidemiology
College description: The purpose of the PhD program in Epidemiology is to develop scholarly expertise in the field of health, including both physical and mental disorders. Epidemiology is the study of the distributions and determinants of states of health and disease in human populations.The study of epidemiology requires an understanding of human biology and pathology of people in their social context, and of the ways of enumerating and analyzing populations. This program permits specialization according to the student background and interests, in addition to general studies in epidemiology and public health.Teaching and research experience are considered an important aspect of the training of graduate students. Thus, graduate fellowships include some teaching and research apprenticeship.All applicants must have, or be in the process of completing, a master degree in epidemiology or a related field. Individuals who have completed a doctoral degree in a program that does not confer a master degree are also eligible. The university also look for applicants who are committed to public health research and practice as well as epidemiology.
Applicants should have taken one semester of calculus and scored in the 75th percentile or higher on the Quantitative Reasoning Section of the GRE.Stanford Medicine
College description: Epidemiology is the study of the distribution, determinants and control of illness and impairment in human populations.Advancing knowledge in epidemiology through educational programs for graduate, and postgraduate students.Stanford Epidemiology is a leader in the following areas — cancer epidemiology, infectious disease epidemiology, neuroepidemiology, cardiovascular disease epidemiology, musculoskeletal disease epidemiology, and epidemiologic methods, as well as aspects of genetic epidemiology, reproductive epidemiology and women health.The Division offers the Master and PhD programs in epidemiology and clinical research. The Master Degree in Epidemiology and Clinical Research provides students with the skills essential to patient-oriented clinical research, including epidemiologic methods and statistical analysis.The program also considers applicants from doctoral programs in the social, behavioral or biological sciences, who are interested in a concurrent master degree and wish to epidemiologic techniques in their areas of research interest. The program also serves as a rigorous introduction to epidemiology and clinical research for students with baccalaureate degrees who anticipate careers in clinical epidemiology or medicine.The PhD program in epidemiology and clinical research will provide methodologic and interdisciplinary training that will equip students to carry out cutting-edge epidemiologic research. The program trains students in the tools of modern epidemiology, with heavy emphases on statistics, computer science, genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics.Epidemiology is a division in the Health Research and Policy
Master of Science Degree in Epidemiology and Clinical Research.Applicants from other countries whose first language is not English and who have not received a degree from a university where the primary language of instruction is English, will be required to submit Test of English as a Foreign Language scores as evidence of English proficiency. Scores of at least 100 for the Internet-based test or 250-300 for the computer-based TOEFL exam are required.Successful applicants for admission are expected to have a strong academic record, high Graduate Record Examination scores obtained within the past five years, strong letters of recommendation, and an appropriate personal statement of purpose.Physicians and dentists licensed in the the students.S. and Canada may be eligible for a GRE MCAT waiver.Please also make sure that applicant route their GRE scores directly to Stanford from ETS.All applicants can check the status of applications by logging back into the application account Activity Log.The selection of students admitted to the Health Research Policy is based on an individualized, holistic review of each application, including the applicant academic record, the letters of recommendation, the General GRE score, the statement of purpose, personal qualities and characteristics, and past accomplishments.-Epidemiology-Departments-Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
College description: Postdoctoral fellows cannot register, cannot be paid, and cannot buy health insurance until verification of their official receipt of the doctoral degree is filed and their application is formally approved. Fellows may choose one or two-year periods of study as arranged with their mentor.Credits are accumulated at ¼ the level of degree candidates and may not be transferred into a degree program at a later date.Internal doctoral degree candidates or masters students who hold a doctoral degree and who will be completing their dissertations or theses may choose to stay on and finish their work with their adviser.Upon completion of their program, PDFs are issued a certificate of completion.
Three letters of recommendationScores in the 70th percentile or higher and an average GPA of 3.3.Epidemiology Master Degree
College description: The ScM in Epidemiology will no longer be offered beginning with the Fall 2020 application cycle.Prospective students are encouraged to explore the rigorous, research-intensive Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics concentration in the Brown MPH, a two-year professional degree that includes an internship, thesis, and the option of customizing their degree with one of several specialized concentrations.AND at least two of the following: PHP 2030 Clinical Trials Methodology PHP 2040 Applied Research Methods PHP 2180 Interpretation and Application of Epidemiology PHP 2250 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Epidemiological Research PHP 2601 Linear and Generalized Linear Models PHP 2602 Analysis of Lifetime Data PHP 2610 Causal Inference and Missing Data.All Epidemiology master students must complete a thesis involving original data analysis. The thesis may involve original data collection, analysis of secondary data, or meta-analyses.Here in the Epidemiology, the university aim to provide rigorous training in the underlying principles and practice of epidemiology in a diverse, inclusive, and supportive environment.
The Brown University does not require a specific type of degree, and indeed the university encourage applications from students with a variety of academic backgrounds.GRE General: RequiredGRE Subject: Not required but may be submitted.Epidemiology
College description: Students receive either an MS or PhD degree from the Graduate Division of the Berkeley campus.MS and PhD students receive a strong background in epidemiologic and biostatistical methods and theory and, in addition, choose a third disciplinary area in which to develop competence. Doctoral dissertation research is generally focused on developing new knowledge the factors that influence the distribution of health or given disease outcomes within human populations.A bachelor’s degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution .If the applicant comes from a country or political entity where English is not the official language, adequate proficiency in English to do graduate work, as evidenced by a TOEFL score of at least 90 on the iBT test, 570 on the paper-and-pencil test, or an IELTS Band score of at least 7 on a 9-point scale and.Sufficient training to do graduate work in the given field.The Graduate Council views academic degrees not as vocational training certificates, but as evidence of broad training in research methods, independent study, and articulation of learning. Therefore, applicants who already have academic graduate degrees should be able to pursue new subject matter at an advanced level without the need to enroll in a related or similar graduate program.Programs may consider students for an additional academic master’s or professional master’s degree only if the additional degree is in a distinctly different field.Applicants admitted to a doctoral program that requires a master’s degree to be earned at Berkeley as a prerequisite will be permitted to undertake the second master’s degree, despite the overlap in field.Applicants with doctoral degrees may be admitted for an additional doctoral degree only if that degree program is in a general area of knowledge distinctly different from the field in which they earned their original degree.
Average GRE scores of admitted applicants: Applicants are required to have a doctoral level degree and thus are not required to submit the GRE scores.Average GRE scores of admitted applicants:Verbal 85% Quantitative 75%.Due to the introduction of the new GRE format the university can only provide average percentiles.Master in Epidemiology
College description: EPID-502 Epidemiology II: Advanced Methods in Epidemiology This is a core course required for all students in the M.S. in Epidemiology program.EPID-505 Biostatistics II: Applied Biostatistics This course is designed for applied biostatistical theory and application for epidemiology.EPID-507 Introduction to Social and Behavioral Health Health Disparities Research This is a core course required for all students in the M.S. Epidemiology program.EPID-508 Introduction to Cancer Epidemiology This course provides students with an of the dimensions of the public health impacts of cancer on populations. This is a core course required for all students in the M.S. in Epidemiology program.EPID-509 Introduction to Infectious Disease Epidemiology This course provides an introduction to the basic principles of infectious disease epidemiology focusing on emerging and re-emerging disease agents that affect medical care and public health, e.g. viruses, bacteria and eukaryotic parasites, with special emphasis on how these infections cause or exacerbate health disparities locally and globally.A written thesis is required to be presented, as a poster on the established annual research symposium day for the Epidemiology Program. The thesis committee and mentor advisor must sign off on the Master’s Thesis Reviewers Report once thesis has been successfully completed.Research Ethics Professional Development Seminar This is a core course required for all students in the M.S. in Epidemiology program.TBIO-520 Cancer Prevention, Control, Epidemiology Cancer epidemiology, prevention and control relies on the conduct of basic science research and applied research in the behavioral, social, and population sciences to create or enhance interventions that, independently or in combination with biomedical approaches, reduce cancer risk, incidence, morbidity and mortality, and improve quality of life.TBIO-581 Molecular Epidemiology Gain familiarity with literature sources and specific laboratory tests used in determinations of risk factors involved in cancer and disease susceptibility.
The MCAT test is not required, but applicants may submit test results in place of the GRE, as part of their application materials.Results of the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination are required for all applicants. There is no required minimum score on the GRE. Applications will not be considered without GRE scores. Information on registering to take the GRE can be found here.Proficiency can be demonstrated by the receipt of a bachelor or advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or from a university where English is the primary language of instruction All other applicants must achieve at least a minimum score on either the TOEFL or IELTS test. Applications will not be considered without TOEFL IELTS scores.TOEFL: A minimum score of 550 or 80 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language Information the TOEFL exam can be located here.Applicants to the Epidemiology Program must be in the last semester of study or hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. The program admissions committee makes all admission recommendations on a case-by-case basis.Nutrition Epidemiology and Data Science
College description: The Nutrition Epidemiology and Data Science Program combines traditional academic course work with practical training, so that students acquire an in-depth knowledge in general nutrition, nutritional biochemistry and physiology, biostatistics, and epidemiology.Epidemiology is in the Division of Nutrition Data Science.The GRE is required for applicants to the Ph.D. programs and optional for applicants to the Master of Science programs.The curriculum includes core courses in the areas of nutrition, biochemistry, biostatistics, and epidemiology. A minimum of 48 semester hour units is required for the M.S. degree.Students in the doctoral program must first pass a written and oral qualifying examination, and then complete and formally defend a doctoral dissertation based on original research.Students entering with an appropriate master degree may submit requests to waive individual courses or to take exemption exams.Important to Note: The Master’s Thesis does not replace the Specialization requirement.Tufts Medical Center has established a national and international reputation for research, teaching, patient care and graduate and post-graduate education.Students who complete the Nutrition Data Science program will graduate with the necessary analytical, technical, and communication skills required for preeminent research and teaching positions in academics and government.
The GRE is required for applicants to the Ph.D. programs and optional for applicants to the Master of Science programs. For students taking the GRE who seek to refresh their verbal and quantitative skills, self-study materials and sample questions are available from the Educational Testing Service.A minimum of 48 semester hour units is required for the M.S. degree.Students who complete the Nutrition Data Science program will graduate with the necessary analytical, technical, and communication skills required for preeminent research and teaching positions in academics and government.Masters of Science in Epidemiology
College description: Evidence of the earned degree is required prior to matriculation in the form of an official transcript noting degree conferral. The following programs require a writing sample: Epidemiology and Health Services Research and Policy. Otherwise, research papers, publications and other original works, as well as resumes and CVs may also be submitted for consideration, but are not required.
Otherwise, research papers, publications and other original works, as well as resumes and CVs may also be submitted for consideration, but are not required.Master of Science in Epidemiology
College description: Epidemiology is a discipline that assesses the magnitude of public health problems, identifies the determinants of defects, disease and injury in human populations, and guides interventions designed to control or prevent them. The goals of this course are to: introduce the basic principles and methods of epidemiology; demonstrate their applicability to public health and research; and provide fundamental skills needed to begin to interpret and critically evaluate literature relevant to public health professionals.SPH EP 722: Data Collection Methods for Epidemiologic Research Graduate Prerequisites: SPH PH 717 or SPH EP 714.SPH EP 730: Epidemiology of Vaccine Preventable DiseasesGraduate Prerequisites: SPH PH 717 consent from instructor. This course will provide students with a thorough understanding of the epidemiology and control of vaccine-preventable diseases.SPH EP 735: Principles of Cancer EpidemiologyGraduate Prerequisites: The MPH epidemiology core course requirement. Students may not take both EP735 and EP752 for degree credit. This 2-credit course is designed to provide an overview of the important concepts and tools fundamental to the understanding, design, and conduct of cancer epidemiology studies. The university will present a theoretical framework, providing an overview of the biology of cancer, as well as the major epidemiologic concepts critical to cancer epidemiology.SPH EP 740: Introduction to Epidemiology of AgingGraduate Prerequisites: SPH PH 717 consent of instructor.
GRE, GMAT, or MCAT.Official test scores must have been taken within the last 5 years to be considered valid.Applicants may submit the TOEFL or IELTS. TOEFL and IELTS exams are considered valid for two years from the date the exam was administered.If applicant are currently in a degree program, applicant are required to submit a current official transcript showing completed coursework and all work in progress. If applicant are accepted for admission, a final official transcript after degree conferral must be submitted directly to Boston University prior to matriculation.SPH requires three letters of recommendation for the application to be considered complete.SOPHAS provides an electronic submission process for all letters of recommendation.Epidemiology, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
College description: Applicants with professional degrees may substitute their scores for the entrance exam that was required for the degree , if taken within the last 5 years.Once applicant have researched the graduate program applicant are interested in, online.Resources to help applicant afford graduate study might include assistantships, fellowships, traineeships, and financial aid.Students admitted to the university degree programs are automatically considered for any available scholarships, traineeships, or graduate assistant positions in the department.Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 in all graduate work unless conditions for probationary status require higher grades. Students must also maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better in all coursework completed while enrolled in the population health graduate program. No grade of BC or lower in epidemiology required courses will be accepted for the degree.Responsible Conduct of Research for Biomedical Graduate StudentsThe Graduate Program Handbook is the repository for all of the program policies and requirements.With program approval, students are allowed to count a maximum of 12 credits of graduate coursework taken from other institutions as a graduate student. Coursework earned five or years prior to admission to a master’s degree is not allowed to satisfy requirements.M.S. candidates must submit master’s thesis to advisor within two years of completing all coursework.Master’s degree students who have been absent for five or consecutive years lose all credits that they have earned before their absence.
The department offers two graduate degree programs: an M.S. and a Ph.D. in epidemiology and an M.S. and Ph.D. in population health.For applicants who have completed a doctoral degree, GRE scores are preferred, but the university will accept scores from the entrance exam required for the doctoral degreeGRE scores are required for admission. For applicants who have completed a doctoral degree, GRE scores are preferred but the program will accept scores for the entrance exam required for the doctoral degreeApplicants whose native language or language of study is not English must submit official TOEFL scores.A personal statement and three letters of recommendation are required.Students admitted to the university degree programs are automatically considered for any available scholarships, traineeships, or graduate assistant positions in the department.Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 in all graduate work unless conditions for probationary status require higher grades. Students must also maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better in all coursework completed while enrolled in the population health graduate program. No grade of BC or lower in epidemiology required courses will be accepted for the degree.Coursework earned five or years prior to admission to a doctoral degree is not allowed to satisfy requirements.Coursework earned ten or years prior to admission to a doctoral degree is not allowed to satisfy requirements.Epidemiology
Completion of an bachelor degree program at an accredited the students.S. college or university, or its equivalent in another country, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.English proficiency test scores may be required for international applicants.Admission Requirements Epidemiology College of Public Health and Health Professions University of Florida
College description: No matter where their interests lie, there is cutting-edge work happening in the Epidemiology.The job outlook in epidemiology is excellent.The Master of Science in Epidemiology is an academic research degree. The College of Public Health and Health Professions offers a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology, which is a professional degree focused on public health practice instead of research.If applicant are already in the medical, mental health, or public health workforce, or applicant would like to move in that direction, but cannot interrupt their position to gain additional expertise and skills, consider the university Certificate in Psychiatric Epidemiology. This 15-credit, fully online program is the only certificate program of its type in the world, and prepares professionals to address the critical mental health challenges of the university time from an epidemiological perspective.Up to 9 credits from a previous graduate-level degree may be transferred to the MSE program.The mission of the Epidemiology is to improve health globally through education, training, research, and service.The Epidemiology is jointly housed in the College of Public Health and Health Professions and the College of Medicine, two of the six colleges of the university’s Health Science Center. The Epidemiology thus benefits from rich collaboration across the Health Science Center, which also encompasses the Colleges of Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Veterinary Medicine seven major research institutes, including the Emerging Pathogens Institute, the Institute on Aging, the Institute for Child Health Policy, the McKnight Brain Institute, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the UF Genetics Institute, and the UF Health Cancer Center and than 100 specialized centers, including the Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium Center for Translational HIV Research, which is housed in the Epidemiology.The Epidemiology does not have any scholarships or fellowships available to master’s-level students.Latin American-Caribbean Scholarship As part of Florida State Statutes, full-time graduate students from one of 23 countries in Central and South America are eligible for a non-resident tuition waiver, if they receive a federal or state scholarship of $500 or per semester.Hispanic Scholarship Fund The HSF Scholarship is designed to assist students of Hispanic heritage obtain a college degree.Each year, the university invest in the graduate education of 30 New Americans — immigrants and children of immigrants — who are poised to make significant contributions to US society, culture or their academic field.The UF Office of Research maintains a number of funding opportunity resources for all members of the UF community, including a list of funding opportunities specifically for graduate students.Bachelor’s or equivalent degree from an accredited college or university.Graduate Record Exam Verbal Quantitative score of at least 300.Graduate Record Exam Verbal score of at least 150.Graduate Record Exam Analytical Writing score of at least 3.0The Epidemiology reviews an individual’s overall application package in determining whether to offer admission.The Epidemiology does not use SOPHAS.The GRE is a requirement for admission into the university MSE program.
Applicants with a previous graduate or professional degree from a regionally accredited the students.S. institution may be exempt from the GRE at the discretion of the admissions committee.If applicant choose to apply without submitting GRE scores, please include a brief statement with their application explaining why applicant wish their application to be considered without GRE scores.Epidemiology
College description: The Epidemiology’s SEAL Team provides students with experience in applied epidemiology through methods training and field assignments at state and local health departments.
CV or Resume : Include detailed descriptions of their health-related positions and responsibilities.All of their recommenders should hold advanced degrees. Knowing this, the university require that applicant include references from both their fellowship director and research mentor that includes a statement indicating applicant will have the necessary release time from those responsibilities to attend all classes on a regular basis, and to study outside class.Official GRE scores: All Epi applicants are required to submit official GRE scores with the following exceptions. Current UW MD students ing to concurrently complete an Epi MPH or MS degree are exempted.Epidemiology
College description: George Washington University's graduate program prepares students to conduct epidemiological research, undertake evaluation studies and monitor population health status in academic, governmental, private sector and community health settings.With courses scheduled in the late afternoons and early evenings, the university programs allow students to attain valuable career experience while they earn their degrees.The curriculum prepares students to design and conduct epidemiologic studies, manage health data and make leadership decisions in public health and clinical epidemiology. The M.S. in epidemiology is a -credit program that is designed specifically for students interested in mastering in-depth research methods and training in the quantitative techniques necessary to conduct epidemiologic studies.The Ph.D. in epidemiology is a 72-credit degree that prepares students for a career in epidemiologic research in an academic, government, or industry setting.Please be sure applicant request a detailed evaluation that includes all course titles, credit hours, grade-point average , United States degree equivalency, and date of degree conferral.For all programs: In an essay of approximately 1500 words, state their purpose in undertaking graduate study in their chosen field.
The M.S. in epidemiology is a -credit program that is designed specifically for students interested in mastering in-depth research methods and training in the quantitative techniques necessary to conduct epidemiologic studies.M.S. Two recommendationsM.P.H. Two recommendationsPh.D. Three recommendations.Please be sure applicant request a detailed evaluation that includes all course titles, credit hours, grade-point average , United States degree equivalency, and date of degree conferral.TOEFL: 600 on paper-based or 100 on Internet-based .
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