Department Information and Typical Discipline-Specific Academic Degree & Qualifications1 of faculty within Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the foundation of health science that is concerned with the student of patterns and determinants of health and disease in order to identify ways to reduce disease burden and improve population's health. There has always been a critical need for epidemiologists, and this need is projected to increase in the future due to the aging of the population and the growing burden of chronic and degenerative disorders. At the same time emerging infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS have been a wakeup call to epidemiologists worldwide that the battle with infections diseases is far from being over.
Our MPH and PhD programs are tailored towards meeting these two main trends in population health as we strive to prepare epidemiologists who can, not only response to current health problems in the society, but be ready as well to face future challenges to health posed by our ever changing environment and lifestyles. We pride ourselves on being a student-centered department, where our students not only actively participate in our educational and training activities, but in a real sense continuously inform and shape the evolution of our department and programs to meet their needs, and provide a fulfilling experience for them at our College both professionally and socially.
Degrees offered
- The Epidemiology Department offers these programs:
- MPH in Epidemiology
- MPH in Epidemiology with a Concentration in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
- Combined MPH major in Epidemiology/MD
- PHD in Public Health, major in Epidemiology
Terminal Degree2 for each discipline taught in Epidemiology
- Ph.D. in Public Health (51.2201)
Related Disciplines3
- Biostatistics (26.1102) - all courses
- Epidemiology (26.1309) - all courses
- Medicine (51.1201) - all courses
- Neurobiology and Anatomy (26.1503) - all courses
Related Disciplines3 for specific courses
- Economics (45.0601) - PHC 6065
- Genetics (26.0801) - PHC 6539
- Statistics (27.0501) - HSC 4751, PHC 4360, 6056, 6065, 6190, 6703, 6709, 6710, 6715, 6718, 6719, 7050, 7051, 7054
Other Teaching Qualifications (Description of Required Academic Degree and Justifications4 for the programs in Epidemiology)
Consideration of other teaching qualifications in lieu of academic credentials is made on a case-by-case basis and accepted in special cases where evidence of exceptional experience, research or other qualifications can be documented and are directly applicable to the course being taught.
Notes
1Whenever instructors are not credentialed by their advanced degree or by an approved CIP relationship, they must be credentialed through a narrative justification of the instructor's qualifications to teach this/these course(s). Such credentialing is based on the proposed instructor's academic and professional preparation; diplomas, certificates, or relevant licensures; publications and presentations in the field; honors, awards, and professional recognitions; and other demonstrated competencies, skills, and experiences which the instructor brings to the University. These must be clearly tied to the specific courses to be taught and should establish beyond doubt that the instructor is qualified to teach the specific courses they are to be assigned.
The Office of the Provost reviews all such justifications and where the justifications warrant the instructor's teaching the courses proposed, it will either approve the justification for the appropriate period (seven years for full-time faculty members, or four years for part-time faculty members) or employ one of two additional clearance categories beyond the advanced degree and related-discipline categories which it may use to credential some instructors where their accomplishments warrant this:
Active Research Clearance in the Discipline or Active Artistic/Special Talent Clearance in the Discipline
2The level and discipline of the terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., MS, MFA, doctorate) that is required to teach graduate courses in the discipline
3For each discipline, all strongly-related degree(s) and/or equivalent names for the discipline (include level) that would also be appropriate for teaching at the graduate level
4(1)The appropriate academic degrees and justifications for each related degree above if not obvious; (2) the justification for why the terminal degree is not a doctorate in a discipline, e.g., specific examples of best practice in the discipline and accrediting association language; and (3) any other criteria used to determine appropriate academic qualifications to teach specialty courses in the program.
Current/Effective Date 04/01/2020