Overview

Students seeking the PhD degree in Epidemiology at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) are usually interested in a research career, often in academia but possibly in industry or government.

Conferral of the doctoral degree results from demonstrations of mastery of core training, familiarity with the current state of the science in one or more areas, and capability to make important contributions to knowledge in one or more areas of Epidemiology.

Learning Outcomes

Define, calculate and interpret measures of disease frequency and measures of association between exposures and outcomes;
Describe the major epidemiologic research study designs and their advantages and limitations;
Describe the major sources of bias in epidemiologic research (confounding, selection bias and measurement error) and the ways to evaluate and reduce the bias;
Define and evaluate effect modification;
Understand and differentiate between commonly used terms in epidemiology, including chance, bias and confounding, and approaches to mitigate the effects of each;
Effectively communicate methods, assumptions and results of an epidemiologic study, both orally and in writing;

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Epidemiologic Methods
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Environmental Epidemiology
Chronic Disease Epidemiology & Prevention
PhD Dissertation Research & Writing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-08 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Irvine, United States

Disciplines

Epidemiology View 54 other PhDs in Epidemiology in United States

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Academic requirements

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English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Hold a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) from a recognized academic institution with degree standards equivalent to those of the University of California
Have a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0
Three letters of recommendation
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Tuition Fee

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International

27366 USD/year

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National

27366 USD/year

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In-State

12264 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 12264 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Irvine

1560 - 2585 USD /month

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