公共卫生硕士-流行病学

流行病学专业是专业学位，面向希望对公共卫生有广泛了解的个人，重点是流行病学原理和方法。通过该计划获得的知识和技能将使毕业生能够表征社区的健康状况，严格评估有关健康相关事件的决定因素的研究，制定策略以评估与健康有关的干预措施的影响，并促进流行病学方法对健康促进的应用社区一级的疾病预防活动。流行病学集中提供在线和传统的校园形式。在线课程使用基于多媒体网络的技术提供，这些技术包括Internet，录像带，流媒体，基于Web的教程等。教授在线课程的教师利用电子邮件，网络会议，讨论论坛和虚拟聊天功能来增强教学效果。
The Epidemiology concentration is a professional degree, intended for individuals who wish to obtain a broad understanding of public health, with an emphasis on epidemiologic principles and methods. The knowledge and skills obtained through the program will enable graduates to characterize the health status of communities, critically evaluate research on determinants of health-related events, formulate strategies to evaluate the impact of health related interventions and foster the application of epidemiologic methods for health promotion/disease prevention activities at the community level. The Epidemiology concentration is offered in an on-line and traditional on-campus format. The online courses are delivered using multimedia web-based technologies which include the Internet, videotape, streaming media, web-based tutorials, etc. Faculty who teach the online courses utilize email, web conferencing, discussion forums and virtual chat features to enhance instruction. Students can complete almost all degree requirements for the online M.P.H. with minimal on-campus requirements of no more than one calendar week. The time required to complete the M.P.H. in Epidemiology program ranges from approximately 2.0 to 2.5 years, depending on time of entry into the program, course sequence and availability, as well as student circumstances and academic status.