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The Epidemiology specialization focuses on the scientific understanding of the causes, distribution, control, and prevention of disease in populations.
Completion Requirements
- 122 quarter credits
- Foundational courses (38 cr.)
- Core courses (24 cr.)
- Specialization courses (30 cr.)
- Research proposal, dissertation, and oral presentation (30 cr.)
- Professional Development Plan and Program of Study
- Minimum 10 quarters enrollment
- 20 days of academic residency (two 4-day and two 6-day residencies)
Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your enrollment advisor at 866-492-5336.
Walden offers frequent start dates so that you can begin when it’s convenient for you. Next Start Date: June 2. Admission policies vary by program. Call 1-866-492-5336 or apply now.
Note: You may have courses transferred into the program based upon the review of your prior graduate-level coursework. A maximum of 46-quarter credits may be eligible for transfer of credit, including any 6000-level public health foundation course (with the exception of PUBH 6001 and PUBH 6002), and the Research Foundation Sequence courses SBSF 8417, PUBH 8427, and PUBH 8437.Foundational Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| PUBH 6001 | Foundations for Graduate Study in Public Health | 2 |
| PUBH 6002 | Essentials of Public Health: A Case Study Approach | 4 |
| PUBH 6115 | Social, Behavioral, and Cultural Factors in Public Health | 4 |
| PUBH 6125 | Biostatistics | 4 |
| PUBH 6135 | Leadership, Professionalism, and Ethics in Public Health Practice | 4 |
| PUBH 6145 | Epidemiology | 4 |
| PUBH 6155 | Research in Public Health | 4 |
| PUBH 6165 | Environmental Health | 4 |
| PUBH 6175 | Health Policy and Management | 4 |
| PUBH 6235 | Program Design, Planning, and Evaluation | 4 |
Core Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| PUBH 8010 | Promoting Population Health | 5 |
| PUBH 8015 | Administration and Leadership of Public Health Programs | 5 |
| SBSF 8417 | Research Seminar I: Human Inquiry and Science | 4 |
| PUBH 8020 | Public Health Informatics | 5 |
| PUBH 8427 | Research Seminar II: Design in Public Health Research | 5 |
Specialization Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| PUBH 8300 | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 5 |
| PUBH 8310 | Social and Behavioral Epidemiology | 5 |
| PUBH 8320 | Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | 5 |
| PUBH 8330 | Chronic Disease Epidemiology | 5 |
| PUBH 8340 | Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology | 5 |
| PUBH 8350 | Field Methods and Data Analysis in Epidemiology | 5 |
Dissertation
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| PUBH 9000 |
Public Health Dissertation |
30 |
Course Descriptions (pdf)
