Overview

Required core courses concentrate on the population approach to disease, quantification of disease frequency, approaches to acute disease outbreaks, relevant biostatistical techniques, sources of health data, research design and analysis, and the development of skills in epidemiologic judgment. Specialized elective courses are offered in epidemiologic aspects of heart disease, cancer, reproductive health, and communicable diseases.

Learning outcomes

The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics from Michigan State University offers several graduate-level educational opportunities including Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs in epidemiology, a Master of Science degree program in biostatistics, postdoctoral research training in epidemiology and biostatistics, and an epidemiology certificate program as a non-degree graduate program at the undergraduate level. The department also offers a Minor in Global Public Health and Epidemiology. The Department faculty also teach epidemiology and biostatistics to students pursuing medical or other graduate degrees.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biostatistics

Introductory Epidemiology

Causal Inference in Epidemiology

Investigation of Disease Outbreaks

Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases

Research Methods in Epidemiology

Seminar in Responsible Conduct of Research

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-31 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

40 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

East Lansing, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor's degree is required for admission to the program.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

35480 USD / year

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35480 USD / year

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In-State

18740 USD / year

≈ 18740 USD / year

Living costs

East Lansing

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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