EPPH Program Competencies
- Critique the processes involved in the design, analysis and evaluation of an epidemiologic study.
- Distinguish the major sources of bias in epidemiology research and literature and the ways to evaluate and reduce the bias.
- Apply and perform epidemiologic analyses using linear, logistic, Cox and Poisson regression using a standard statistical package (e.g. SAS, R, or STATA).
- Evaluate data for confounding and effect modification (interaction) applying the tools of causal inference in epidemiology.
- Effectively communicate epidemiologic information to diverse audiences in diverse settings.
- Apply evidence-based management practices and quality improvement concepts to address health care organization and delivery issues.
- Analyze the impact of political, social, and economic policies on health systems at the local, state, national, and international levels and formulate solutions to key problems.
EPPH MPH Curriculum
| Course # | Course Title | Credit Hours | Semester |
| PUBH CORE COURSES | |||
| PUBH 6120 | Epidemiologic and Biostatistical Methods in Public Health | 4 | Fall /Summer |
| PUBH 6130 | Building Bridges: Communication and Collaboration in Public Health | 3 | Fall /Summer |
| PUBH 6170 | Principles for Population-Based Management | 3 | Spring /Summer |
| PUBH 6180 | Essential Fundamentals of Health Policy | 3 | Spring /Summer |
| PUBH 6800 | Practice Experience | 3 | Fall/Summer |
| PUBH 6600 | Culminating Experience | 3 | Spring |
| EPPH REQURED COURSES | |||
| EPID 6211 | Intermediate Epidemiology | 3 | Spring |
| EPID 6226 | Epidemiologic Design and Analysis | 3 | Fall |
| BIOS 6102 | Biostatistical Methods II | 3 | Spring |
| BSDS 6150 | Statistical Programming | 2 | Spring |
| EPPH 6229 | Improving Population Health Outcomes and Quality of Health Care | 3 | Spring |
| Electives | 12 | ||
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 46 |