Improving Understanding of Epidemiologic Methods and Principles
The Online Post-Baccalaureate Certificate of Professional Studies in Applied Epidemiology provides working professionals the opportunity to learn the concepts necessary to improve their understanding of epidemiologic methods and principles and apply them in real-world practices.
Perfect for...
- Health professionals seeking to develop their understanding of epidemiology
- Recent graduates in the health field interested in developing their proficiency in epidemiology
Career Paths
- Public health professional
- Professional in other health-related fields that benefit from epidemiology
Program Overview
The educational objective of the Online Post-Baccalaureate Certificate of Professional Studies in Applied Epidemiology is to train working professionals in the field of Epidemiology. This certificate provides working professional students the opportunity to learn in a formal and structured manner, the concepts necessary to improve their understanding of epidemiologic methods and principles. It covers epidemiologic study design, disease investigation and measures, identification and control of biases (information bias, selection bias and confounding effect), effect assessment (a measure of associations, interaction effort, and mediation effect) and control of epidemics.
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate of Professional Studies in Applied Epidemiology will be awarded to students who successfully complete the following four courses. Students
can complete the program in as little as one year.
- Summer II: EPIB697 Public Health Data Management (3 credits)
- Fall: EPIB610 Foundations of Epidemiology (3 credits)
- Spring: EPIB611 Intermediate Epidemiology (3 credits)
- Summer I: EPIB612 Epidemiologic Study Design (3 credits)
EPIB610 Foundations of Epidemiology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: No pre-requisites are necessary.
Description: Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of the varying rates of diseases, injuries, and other health states in human populations. As the fundamental science underlying public health practice, epidemiology provides the conceptual and practical tools necessary for the study of public health problems. This
course introduces students to the discipline of epidemiology and its application to public health issues and practices. The course covers basic epidemiologic concepts and methods.
EPIB611 Intermediate Epidemiology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of B- from EPIB610 Foundations of Epidemiology.
Description: Analysis of epidemiologic methods as applied to epidemiologic research, analysis of bias, confounding, effect modification issues, an overview of the design, implementation, and analysis of epidemiologic studies.
EPIB612 Epidemiologic Study Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of B- from EPIB611 Intermediate Epidemiology.
Description: Application of epidemiologic study designs, analytic methods used for analysis of cohort, case-control, cross-sectional, and clinical trials research.
EPIB697 Public Health Data Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: No pre-requisites are necessary.
Description: Many graduate students are faced with the intimidating task of performing data analyses for their theses and dissertations. Students quickly discover that getting the data ready for analysis is a complex process and don’t feel ready to take on the task. This course is designed to provide students with the expertise needed to effectively manage research data using SAS as the statistical programming language.