Overview

The Epidemiology program at the University of Miami provides advanced education and training for students seeking a professional career in medical and health-related research, as well as for physicians and other persons who have attained professional degrees and are seeking to integrate epidemiological research and methods into their ongoing careers.

Key Features

As a research-focused degree, students are given the skills necessary to approach health problems to generate consequential research questions and use the most appropriate epidemiological methods to address them.
The methodologically rigorous training comprises both formal classroom education and guided research with faculty mentors.
Key research areas include: chronic disease epidemiology, including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and obesity; behavioral epidemiology relating to substance abuse and HIV/AIDS, occupational disease epidemiology; and health disparities.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Survey of Statistical Computing
Longitudinal and Multilevel Data
Clinical Trials
Ethical Issues in Epidemiology
Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology
Research Method
Advanced Research Methods
Statistical Methods in Epidemiology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

Credits

64 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Epidemiology View 54 other PhDs in Epidemiology in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

3.5 _(analytical)

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must submit their application online through SOPHAS, the centralized application service of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH).

Applicants must submit official transcripts from all previously attended colleges and universities. All foreign transcripts must be official and submitted in the original language.

Applicants are required to submit a Graduate Record Examination, GRE general exam scores, taken within the last five years.

International students whose native language is not English and/or did not graduate from an English-teaching institution are required to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores.

Applicants are required to submit a statement of purpose that details their academic interest in the program.

Tuition Fee

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International

30988 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2421 USD per credit during 60 months.
National

30988 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2421 USD per credit during 60 months.
In-State

30988 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2421 USD per credit during 60 months.

Living costs for Miami

1508 - 2603 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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