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The Department of Epidemiology, located within Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine, offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Science (MSc), and a Certificate in Epidemiology. Non-degree candidates who have Graduate Lifelong Education status may be allowed to take individual courses, depending upon departmental or instructor approval. Introductory courses in epidemiology and biostatistics, as well as a seminar series, have been held in the late afternoon or early evening to facilitate participation by working professionals.

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 Course Recommendations

For students enrolled as full time students in the MSc, PhD, or certificate programs, the recommended course registrations for Fall Semester 2006-7 are the following, under an assumption that the student wishes to progress through the coursework requirements of the program without delay, has 50-60 hours per week to allocate to satisfactory completion of these courses, as well as the funding source to cover the associated tuition and fees for this type of rapid progress program. That is, this is not an expectation for any part-time MSc or certificate program student, nor for students who are working full-time while completing their coursework requirements 'on the side' or without funding.

  • EPI810 (First course in epidemiology; J. Anthony)
  • STT425 (First course in biostatistics; W. Fu)
  • EPI851 (First course in computational programming; Faculty)
  • EPI805 (Readings in historical roots of epidemiology; M. Rip)  
  • EPI890 (1 credit independent study with advisor on topic of mutual interest).

 

For students who can afford to spread the coursework requirements over a larger number of semesters, and who seek to constrain their tuition and fees expenses in the first semester, an acceptable enrollment load would be EPI810 + STT425 + EPI851, leaving the other coursework to be completed in later years at MSU. This level of enrollment also might be appropriate for an overseas student who just arrived in East Lansing and still is becoming accustomed to local conditions, English language proficiency, etc.

Recommended for Spring 2007 for first year students, in order of priority by Jim Anthony (credits)

  • LCS 829 2nd course Epi: Kaneene, Anthony (if 810 was completed in fall semester) (3)

  • STT 426 2nd course Stats: W Fu (if 425 was completed fall semester) (3)

  • EPI 852 SAS II: Bonner (if 851 was completed fall semester) (1)

  • EPI 813 Outbreak investigation: Saaed (3)

  • EPI 827 Scientific Integrity: May, Reed (3) and various electives