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Epidemiology Graduate Certificate at George Mason University

George Mason University, United States

Programme overview

The 18-credit hour Epidemiology Graduate Certificate prepares students to apply the principles and methods of epidemiology to health research. The program emphasizes the development of skills such as study design, data collection and management, data analysis and interpretation, and communication of research findings. All students in the certificate program must complete introductory courses in public health, epidemiology, and biostatistics and then choose two elective courses in areas such as infectious disease epidemiology, nutritional epidemiology, and environmental epidemiology.

Faculty: College of Public Health  |  Duration: 18 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Fairfax, VA, United States

What you will study

Total 18 credits. Curriculum courses listed include Foundations of Public Health; Introduction to Epidemiology; Advanced Methods in Epidemiology I; Biostatistics for Public Health I; Nutritional Epidemiology; Infectious Disease Epidemiology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must meet the admission standards and application requirements specified in Graduate Admissions and must apply using the online Schools of Public Health Application System (SOPHAS). Applications are considered for the fall and spring semesters. For more information about the application requirements and deadlines, visit the College of Public Health Admissions website .

Duration: 18 credits

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