University General Course Catalog 2024-2025
M.P.H. in Epidemiology
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The MPH in epidemiology is STEM-designated and designed for students seeking to acquire skills in the fundamental methods of disease investigation and prevention in large populations. In addition to foundational public health knowledge, courses in this program emphasize basic and advanced epidemiologic principles and their application to current problems in public health. Students learn appropriate methods to plan, implement, and conduct epidemiologic research and are expected to critically evaluate research methodology to assess potential sources of bias. Skills in computer use and statistics acquired in the public health program are used to analyze, interpret, and disseminate the results of epidemiologic investigations. Graduates of this program are ready to serve as epidemiologists in public health research or practice settings such as health departments, academia, industry, and research institutions.
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Program Learning Outcomes
MPH FOUNDATIONAL
- Apply epidemiological methods to settings and situations in public health practice
- Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context
- Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming and software, as appropriate
- Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy, or practice
- Compare the organization, structure, and function of health care, public health, and regulatory systems across national and international settings
- Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities, and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community and systemic levels
- Assess population needs, assets, and capacities that affect communities’ health
- Apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the design, implementation, or critique of public health policies or programs
- Design a population-based policy, program, project, or intervention
- Explain basic principles and tools of budget and resource management
- Select methods to evaluate public health programs
- Discuss the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence
- Propose strategies to identify relevant communities and individuals and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes
- Advocate for political, social, or economic policies and programs that will improve health in diverse populations
- Evaluate policies for their impact on public health and health equity
- Apply leadership and/or management principles to address a relevant issue
- Apply negotiation and mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges
- Select communication strategies for different audiences and sectors
- Communicate audience-appropriate public health content, both in writing and through oral presentation to a non-academic, non-peer audience with attention to factors such as literacy and health literacy
- Describe the importance of cultural humility in communicating public health content
- Integrate perspectives from other sectors and/or professions to promote and advance population health
- Apply a systems thinking tool to visually represent a public health issue in a format other than standard narrative
MPH EPIDEMIOLOGY-SPECIFIC
- Analyze the purposes, strengths, and weaknesses of various study designs
- Assess the impact of bias and heterogeneity in analytic studies
- Implement data management techniques using SAS or other statistical software
- Construct epidemiologic models using statistical programming
- Investigate informatics methods and resources as strategic tools to promote public health
Contact Information
Keying Wen, Administrative Assistant
Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health Department
School of Public Health
(775) 682-6738
kwen@unr.edu
Dr. Kristen Clements-Nolle, Graduate Director of Epidemiology
School of Public Health
(775) 682-7097
clements@unr.edu
Admission Requirements
Admissions Deadline
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
- Three letters of recommendation
- Statement of Purpose (approximately 500 words)
- Resume or CV: Current resume or curriculum vitae (CV) that demonstrates evidence of professional and/or educational health-related experience.
- Duolingo, TOEFL, or IELTS test scores (required for students educated in a non-English speaking country only).
- Pre-requisites: (1) Completion of an undergraduate or graduate course in statistics is required. The statistics requirement must be met before taking CHS 712 and CHS 780. (2) Students who do not have an undergraduate degree from an accredited public health program must take the Basics of Public Health course (offered online by the School of Public Health, 0 credits) before starting the MPH program.
The application deadline for the MPH program is June 1. However, to receive full consideration for graduate scholarship funding, applicants are encouraged to submit their application by February 1. Details on application components and processes can be found on the School of Public Health In-person MPH admissions process webpage.
I. Program Requirements
The MPH degree, with a specialization in Epidemiology is a 42 unit minimum program that includes a MPH core curriculum of 21 units in research methods, biostatistics, social/behavioral health, epidemiology, environmental health, and health administration. In addition, all MPH students must complete a 3-unit practicum and 3 units in a MPH capstone course. Students must also complete required epidemiology specialization courses and electives.
A. MPH Core Courses (21 units)
B. Integrative Learning Experience (3 units)
Students must complete an integrative learning experience (ILE) that demonstrates synthesis of foundational and epidemiology-specific competencies.
C. Practicum Requirement (3 units)
The practicum is an important element of the MPH curriculum through which the student obtains experience in a practice setting appropriate to the development of professional practice skills.
D. Epidemiology (15 units)
i. Epidemiology Core (12 units)
ii. Eligible Electives (3 units)
II. Total Units (42 units)
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