PhD Epidemiology at University of Minnesota Twin Cities

The Epidemiology PhD program trains students to use rigorous quantitative methods to build evidence for public health and clinical care. Training covers descriptive methods to examine public health trends; theories of causal inference; study design and implementation; statistical methods for estimating exposure-outcome associations; and interpretation of research results. The School of Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).

Faculty: School of Public Health  |  Duration: 4 years / 28 major credits + 24 thesis credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Minneapolis, MN, United States

What you will study

Required components: Program Core and Teaching, Content and Skills Areas, Advanced Quantitative Methods (6 credits), Electives, Thesis Credits. Courses offered on both the A-F and S/N grading basis must be taken A-F, with a minimum grade of B- earned for each course. All Epidemiology PhD students must attend 12 seminars, must TA a course (with the exception of the MD/PhD joint degree students) and must give a 50 minute lecture in an epidemiology course.

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