Epidemiology Major

Description: A program that focuses on the scientific study of disease, disability, and trauma patterns within and across populations and the development of health management mechanisms to prevent and control disease outbreaks and injurious behaviors. Includes instruction in biostatistics, biochemistry, molecular biology, immunology, disease and injury determinants, genetic disease and disability factors, behavioral studies, health services research, environmental disease and injury factors, and population studies. Is Epidemiology the right major for you?
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Epidemiology Major

What Courses Do Epidemiology Majors Take?

The required and elective courses you would take for Epidemiology majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.

  • Applied Computer Programming
  • Biostatistics
  • Environmental Health
  • Probability
  • Public Health