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MPH Epidemiology at University of Maryland, College Park

University of Maryland, College Park, United States

Programme overview

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease and other health states in human populations. As the fundamental science of public health practice, epidemiology provides the conceptual and applied tools necessary to study public health problems. The MPH with a concentration in Epidemiology is a 45-credit professional degree that prepares graduates to work in public health services as practitioners, researchers, administrators, and consultants.

Faculty: Public Health  |  Duration: 45 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: College Park, MD, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Core Concepts in Public Health, Program and Policy Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation, Biostatistics I, Foundations of Epidemiology, Public Health Ethics, Leadership, Teams, and Coalitions: Policy to Advocacy. The degree requires 45 credits in total.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Each graduate program sets its own admission requirements and deadlines.

Graduate applications are submitted online through the TerpEngage Graduate Admissions System; the application fee is $90 per program applied to (non-refundable). Deadlines are set by each program.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions

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