Courses

The Northwestern University Master of Science in Epidemiology curriculum is comprised of a variety of courses that allow students to gain key competencies in their field and focus on specific areas of application.

All students take core courses in epidemiology, biostatistics and research ethics. Concentration “selectives” and electives round out the coursework according to student interests. Selected example courses include:

Introduction to Epidemiology
Intermediate Epidemiology
Advanced Epidemiology
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology
Introduction to Biostatistics
Intermediate Biostatistics
SAS programming and R programming
Ethical Issues in Clinical Research
Clinical Database Management
Writing and publication for Peer Review
Thesis
Epidemiology Seminar