MPH-Epidemiology Concentration Competencies

Upon completion of the MPH degree in the Epidemiology Concentration, students will be able to:

1. Utilize epidemiologic data and methods for outbreak investigation, infectious disease and chronic disease surveillance, determination of risk factors, disease prevention trials and evaluation of screening tests.
2. Define, calculate, and interpret measures of disease frequency and measures of association between risk factors and diseases.
3. Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate the scientific, ethical, and public health implications of epidemiology to lay and professional audiences. 
4. Effectively use epidemiologic terminology and conduct basic epidemiologic analyses using multiple linear, logistic, Cox and Poisson regression. 
5. Demonstrate the ability to understand epidemiologic inference in the context of causal networks and the ability to consider bias, confounding, effect modification. 
6. Critically review the scientific literature, integrate the findings across studies, and make appropriate public health recommendations.
7. Design and conduct epidemiological studies to address public health priorities and advance current knowledge. 
8. Recognize potential ethical and legal issues in epidemiologic studies.
9. Discuss concepts and applications of multi-faceted methods related to the field of epidemiology.