All doctoral students in Epidemiology are expected to enter the program with an MS or MPH in Epidemiology (or their equivalent). Students who have an MS or MPH in Epidemiology may apply for admission directly to the PhD program.
Students who do not yet have an MS or MPH should apply to the MS or MPH program as a first step to admission to the PhD program. As they approach completion of their MS or MPH, those students may apply to the PhD program and they will have several advantages as they are considered for admission.
The faculty will already know them, they will have demonstrated their ability to perform well in the Division's graduate courses, they will be able to identify an advisor in advance of admission, and they will be familiar with the College and the University more generally.
Because doctoral students in Epidemiology will enter the program with an MS or MPH in Epidemiology, they should be able to complete their PhD in three years or less of full time work. They will be required to take a minimum of 45 additional credit hours of approved course work and up to 45 hours of dissertation credit for a total of 90 credits.
The table below presents the template for the PhD curriculum in Epidemiology. Many students will have completed a number of these courses before admission to the PhD program; this table specifies the complete set of courses expected prior to completion of the PhD.
PhD Curriculum Plan
| Major Field |
Course Number |
Hours |
| Epidemiology I* |
PUBH-EPI 711 |
4 |
| Epidemiology II* |
PUBH-EPI 712 |
4 |
| Epidemiologic Methods |
PUBH-EPI 810 |
4 |
| Chronic Disease Epidemiology |
PUBH-EPI 814 |
4 |
| Doctoral Seminar |
PUBH-EPI 793 |
4 |
| Biological Basis of Disease* |
PUBH-EPI 794 |
4 |
Select 3 courses from the following:
Environmental Epidemiology
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology |
PUBH-EPI 713
PUBH-EPI 815
PUBH-EPI 816
PUBH-EPI 817
|
4
4
4
4
|
| Subtotal for major field |
36 |
| Research Methods |
| Design and Analysis of Studies in the Health Sciences I* |
PUBH-BIO 701 |
4 |
| Design and Analysis of Studies in the Health Sciences II* |
PUBH-BIO 702 |
4 |
| Problem-Oriented Approach to Biostatistics* |
PUBH-BIO 703 |
4 |
| Applied Regression Analysis |
STAT 645 |
5 |
| Applied Logistic Regression |
PUBH-BIO 606 |
4 |
| Applied Survival Analysis |
PUBH-BIO 605 |
3 |
| Design and Implementation of Health Surveys |
PUBH-EPI 705 |
4 |
Choose 1 course from the following:
Design and Analysis of Group-Randomized Trials
Clinical Trials
Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis |
PUBH-EPI 821
BIOSTAT 615
PUBH-BIO 723
|
4
3
4
|
| Elective Courses |
4-5 |
| Subtotal for research methods |
36 |
| Minor Field |
| Courses approved by minor field representative and student’s advisory committee. |
| Subtotal for minor field |
18 |
| Dissertation research |
45 |
| Total course requirement |
135 |
* Courses expected as part of prior MPH or MS program (24 credit hours at OSU); a total of 45 hours from a Master’s program can be transferred to the PhD.
