MS Epidemiology at University of California, Berkeley

The Graduate Group in Epidemiology is interdisciplinary and includes faculty from a number of departments at UC Berkeley, as well as the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Students receive either an MS or PhD degree in Epidemiology from the Graduate Division of the Berkeley campus. The group is within the academic jurisdiction of the Graduate Council and is administratively located in the Division of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health.

Faculty: Graduate Division  |  Department: Epidemiology Graduate Group  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Unit requirements MS students in epidemiology are under Graduate Division Plan II, which requires a minimum of 48 units and a final paper/capstone or Master's thesis. The MS degree requires two years of academic residence to meet minimum requirements. Students admitted to the MS program are generally limited to those considered highly likely to seek admission to doctoral studies in epidemiology upon completion of their MS degree.

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Health & Medicine, Law & Public Policy.

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