PhD Epidemiology at University of California, Berkeley

Programme overview

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: 6 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Doctoral Degree Requirements Normative Time Requirements Normative Time to Advancement Step I When students are admitted they are expected to have narrowed down their interests in a particular area of epidemiology. Areas of concentration include but are not limited to: social epidemiology and disparities, infectious diseases, nutritional epidemiology, substance abuse and violence, causal methods, women's health, HIV, genetic, etc.

Career pathways

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

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Application information

Entry requirements

The PhD admissions committee considers an applicant's previous coursework, related experience, personal background, and professional goals. A Master's degree in Epidemiology or a related field is preferable. Successful applicants often have work experience in a public health setting or in epidemiological research. The School of Public Health has specific admissions instructions and criteria that are separate from that of the larger campus (above).

Duration: 6 years

Apply through the official page: https://grad.berkeley.edu/admissions/

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