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Concepts and Tools of Epidemiology Graduate Certificate at University of South Florida

University of South Florida, United States

Programme overview

An online, self-supporting 12-credit certificate combining basic training in epidemiologic concepts and methods with specialised epidemiologic disease areas and analytic and data skills, giving understanding of epidemiology concepts and tools and knowledge of selected disease areas of public health importance.

Faculty: College of Public Health  |  Department: Public Health  |  Duration: 12 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Tampa, FL, United States

What you will study

Required: Epidemiology Methods I and Biostatistics II, one of Computer Applications for Public Health Researchers or Data Management in R, and one elective from options such as Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Cancer Epidemiology, Clinical Trials or Public Health GIS.

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Entry requirements

University of South Florida graduate certificates (university-wide): Graduate certificate applicants at USF need a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.00 (or a graduate GPA of 3.00, if applicable) and must be admitted to the certificate itself; admission to a certificate does not guarantee admission to a degree programme. Applicants without a bachelor's degree or higher from the United States or a designated English-speaking country submit English proficiency test scores (USF graduate minimums: IELTS 6.5; Duolingo English Test 110; TOEFL iBT 79 on the earlier scale or 4.5 on the scale used after 21 January 2026). Applicants are encouraged to contact the Graduate Certificate Director before applying. Programme-specific: Prerequisites with a grade of B or higher: PHC 6756 Population Assessment: Part 1 and PHC 6588 History and Systems of Public Health. Non-degree-seeking applicants also submit a resume and personal statement. Self-supporting programme: State of Florida and USF employee tuition waivers are not accepted (only Department of Children and Families waivers).

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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.

Duration: 12 credit hours

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