Starting Fall 2010

Public Health is the science and art of promoting health, preventing disease and prolonging life through organized efforts of society.

The Specialization in Global Public Health & Epidemiology offers undergraduate students at MSU a concentration that will prepare them to succeed in the MS program in Epidemiology or a program in Public Health (that offers the MPH degree). This is a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to pursue what has traditionally been postgraduate education in these fields.

This is not a degree granting program, and is designed to be taken concurrently with a four year MSU baccalaureate degree.  The Department of Epidemiology also offers Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in epidemiology and a graduate certificate program

Admissions

This program is open to all undergraduate students and is not major specific.  Students will be admitted as a cohort in the Spring Semester of their freshman year, and begin the specialization in the Fall Semester of their sophomore year.  Applications will be accepted from January 1^st-31^st.  Students will be notified of acceptance by March 1^st.  Formal applications and a one page personal statement explaining your career goals and your interests in public health and epidemiology, can be completed in the application below (beginning January 1^st).  Fall Semester transcripts and ACT and/or SAT scores should be mailed directly to the Undergraduate Program Coordinator*:

SGPHE
Department of Epidemiology
Michigan State University
B601 West Fee Hall
East Lansing, MI  48824

*Providing your MSU  PAN number on your application, allows the department to receive electronic copies of your transcripts and test scores.  This will eliminate the need for mailing official copies to the department.

Credits

17 credits are required to complete the specialization

Program Requirements

Schedule

Typical 4 year schedule is shown below (please note that courses are arranged in a set sequence in which pre-requisites are listed first; some courses may be offered in semesters other than those indicated in this table, please see MSU’s Schedule of Courses for more information)

Application Checklist: Beginning January 4th, 2010

• Complete and Submit Electronic application below

• Submit your personal essay (via below application 300 word maximum)

• Submit official Documentation of: Fall Semester Transcripts, & ACT/SAT scores
  (Providing MSU PAN number eliminates the need for mailing of official copies to the department)

• APPLY HERE

Michigan State University

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East Lansing, Michigan

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