The Epidemiology and Biostatistics concentration exposes students to a wide range of quantitative data analysis methods and skills. Students develop the skills to understand and participate in the design, analysis, and interpretation of public health studies, and to translate public health evidence into policy and practice effectively.

This concentration offers training for careers focusing on collection and analysis of a wide range of health-related data. Students acquire skills using multiple software tools to analyze public health data. In addition, the increasing availability of digital data resulting from innovations in medical and biological informatics provide a wealth of new opportunities for students graduating with this concentration.

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Concentration requirements

  • Advanced Applied Linear Modeling (3 credits)
  • Epidemiology Methods (3 credits)
  • Advanced Data Analysis (3 credits)
  • Practicum with an epidemiology or biostatistics focus (3 credits)
  • One elective course (3 credits)

Elective options include:

  • Translation of Epidemiology to Policy
  • Global Burden of Disease: Methods and Applications
  • Epidemiology of Mental and Substance Use Disorders
  • Survival Analysis
  • Structural Equation Modeling
  • Health & Place: Spatial Thinking & Applied Methods
  • Applied Machine Learning Using Health Data

In addition, students are encouraged to choose an epidemiology or biostatistics-related skill lab on a topic such as data management or statistical software training.

Practicum

Students in the biostatistics and epidemiology concentration have completed practica at sites such as:

  • WashU Medicine
  • BJC HealthCare
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Cancer Epidemiology Education in Special Populations (CEESP) Program at the City University of New York

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The application for the Master of Public Health program must be completed through the Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS) – the centralized application service for public health. You must designate your chosen MPH program under Washington University in St. Louis – School of Public Health within the SOPHAS program finder.

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