Master's Degree in Epidemiology
Curriculum
Candidates for the M.S. degree must complete 33 credits for degree conferral. All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise indicated. (See the SPM Graduate Student Handbook for more information.)
For a complete listing of courses in Social and Preventive Medicine, use the Courses link. Students may also select from courses offered through Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Cancer Pathology and Prevention. See their course listing.
Required Courses:
- SPM 501 Principles of Epidemiology (4 credits)
- SPM 502 Advanced Methods
- STA 527 Introduction to Medical Statistics (4 credits)
- SPM 506 Application of Statistics to Epidemiology
- STA 506 Introduction to Statistical Computing
- SPM 590 Graduate Seminar (0 credits)
- One advanced course in epidemiology: SPM 509, SPM 511, SPM 513, SPM 515, SPM 551, SPM 552, SPM 561, SPM 614, SPM 618, SPM 620, SPM 621, SPM 622, SPM 624 or RPN 525
Concentration Area Course Requirements:
- Epidemiology:
two additional advanced epidemiology courses: SPM 509, SPM 511, SPM 513, SPM 515, SPM 551, SPM 552, SPM 561, SPM 614, SPM 618, SPM 620, SPM 621, SPM 622, SPM 624, & RPN 525
- Clinical Epidemiology:
two additional courses in clinical epidemiology: SPM 560, SPM 606, SPM 613, SPM 620, SPM 624
- Preventive Medicine Residents:
fulfill their requirements by including SPM 507, SPM 549 and HB 527 as their core (required) courses - Primary Care Research Fellows:
fulfill their requirements by including SPM 625 in addition to their concentration area courses
The balance of hours remaining will be divided between electives and the thesis. Please see the complete Graduate Courses/Seminars listing which will facilitate making your selections. Up to six hours will be granted for SPM 700 Thesis Guidance. Courses taken outside the Departments of SPM, Biostatistics, Health Behavior, RPCI Natural Sciences or RPCI Cancer Prevention and Control must first be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies.
All students must demonstrate a minimum level of computer literacy during their training, showing an ability to process and analyze typical epidemiological / health services research data.
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