Overview
The Minor in Applied Epidemiology, offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, is designed for students interested in science and health with an opportunity to enhance their skillset obtained from an undergraduate program in public health and other science-related undergraduate programs. Students in this 18-credit minor will expand their knowledge and abilities in the application of epidemiologic and statistical methods, tools and frameworks focusing on evidence-based findings, and best practices. Students will understand how to investigate, detect and address population- and community-level health issues.
Through classroom and experiential learning, this program will train you to:
- Explore the application of epidemiological methods including various study designs to answer important questions about health and well-being;
- Calculate measures of disease status and accurately interpret data;
- Apply the steps in epidemiological disease investigation and learn the methods used to study epidemic outbreaks;
- Apply appropriate analytic techniques to measure the extent of disease, the development of disease, and make comparisons between groups to understand disease and health-related outcomes.
Elective courses let you customize the minor and focus on topics of interest to you such as major causes of morbidity and mortality, global health, environmental health, survey development for data collection, and statistical computing using standard analytic software used in research, business, and public health practice.
The minor consists of 6 undergraduate courses (2 required; 4 electives).
Double Counting Policy
In the College of Public Health (CPH) not more than two courses may count toward major and minor/certificate requirements.
This policy relates to each CPH major-minor/certificate or CPH minor-minor/certificate pair individually, so if a student has a major and two minors/certificates in CPH:
- A maximum of two courses can double count between the major and the first minor/certificate.
- A maximum of two courses can double count between the major and the second minor/certificate, but they can be different from the above two courses.
- A maximum of two courses can double count between the first minor/certificate and the second minor/certificate, but they can be different from the above four courses.
Campus Location: Main
Contact Information
To declare this minor, contact:
Laura Windisch, Last Names A-K
laura.windisch@temple.edu
Brianna Boyd, Last Names L-Z
brianna.boyd@temple.edu
Requirements
The requirements for the minor in Applied Epidemiology are:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| EPBI 2219 | Biostatistics and Public Health | 3 |
| EPBI 3101 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Choose four from the following: | 12 | |
| Public Health Beyond Borders | ||
EPBI 2305 | ||
| Epidemiology 360: Determinants, Disease and Health-related Outcomes | ||
| Survey Design and Methods: Agree or Disagree and Everything in Between | ||
| All This Data, Now What? Introduction to Statistical Computing | ||
EPBI 3209 | ||
| Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Census Analysis with GIS | ||
| GIS for Health Data Analysis | ||
| Environmental GIS | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |