Educational Programs
Educational Programs listed by Degree
Departments
Biostatistics
Biostatistics blends theoretical mathematics and applied data analysis in modern medical and biological research. Biostatisticians work with physicians, epidemiologists, health services researchers, and other scientists to design research studies and to collect and analyze data. Students in biostatistics develop and apply the quantitative techniques of mathematics, statistics, and computing appropriate to medicine, biology, and health services.
| Degree Program | Summary Table | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| MPH | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MS | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Biostatistics (PhD) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Statistical Genetics (PhD) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
The focus of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences is to identify agents in the environment and workplace that affect human health, analyze and explain their mechanisms, assess and communicate their risks, develop strategies to reduce or eliminate their effects, and share the knowledge obtained.
| Degree Program | Summary Table | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Health (formerly EH Technology) (MS) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (PhD) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Environmental and Occupational Health (MPH) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Occupational and Environmental Exposure Sciences (MS) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency/Fellowship (MPH) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Toxicology (MS) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Toxicology (PhD) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of the frequency, distribution, and determinants of disease in human populations. The overall mission of the Department of Epidemiology is to provide rigorous training in the fundamentals and practice of epidemiology, to contribute to the understanding of the etiology and prevention of disease, and to improve of the health of the public through excellence in research.
| Degree Program | Summary Table | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Epidemiology (MPH) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Epidemiology (MS) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Epidemiology (PhD) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Global Health (MPH) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Maternal and Child Health (MPH) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Global Health
The Department of Global Health focuses on identification and evaluation of health problems and health inequities in underserved populations. It develops and implements innovative interventions that can dramatically reduce disease burden. Programs in the department promote and support interdisciplinary research that addresses global health disparities.
| Degree Program | Summary Table | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Global Health (MPH) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Peace Corps Master's International (MPH) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Health Services
Health Services focuses on the organization, financing, and effectiveness of health care and public health, emphasizing how societal resources are used to respond to individual and population health needs. Research areas include the evaluation of health services delivery programs, health status measurement, outcomes and effectiveness research, and the use of large databases for health services research and evaluation.
| Degree Program | Summary Table | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| MHA: Day Program | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MHA: Executive Program | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH: Community-Oriented Public Health Practice | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH: Health Care and Population Health Research | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH: International Health | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH: Maternal & Child Health | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH: Partial Distance MPH Degree Program -- Extended MPH Degree Program | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MPH: Social & Behavioral Sciences | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| MS | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| PhD | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Interdisciplinary Programs
Nutritional Sciences
The Nutritional Sciences Program offers an interdisciplinary MS and a PhD degree in nutritional sciences through the Graduate School, and an MPH degree in Public Health Nutrition through the Department of Epidemiology. The MPH degree program provides students with skills in program planning, evaluation, and management with an emphasis on policy issues and societal determinants of nutrition and health. The MS program provides students with knowledge and research skills in nutritional biochemistry, diet-disease relationships, and clinical nutrition. The PhD program offers advanced training in nutritional sciences, with a focus on chronic disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes, nutritional epidemiology, and public health.
| Degree Program | Summary Table | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Nutritional Sciences (MPH) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Nutritional Sciences (MS) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Nutritional Sciences (PhD) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Pathobiology
Pathobiology is the study of pathogenic biological agents and the interaction with their hosts, primarily humans. As a discipline, pathobiology combines the fundamental concepts of biology and clinical medicine. Members of the program have diverse research interests, including the molecular biology of cancer; molecular investigation of pathogenesis; drug resistance and host responses; diagnosis of diseases; development of vaccines and therapeutics; and fundamental biology of infectious agents.
| Degree Program | Summary Table | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| MS | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| PhD | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Public Health Genetics
The Institute for Public Health Genetics offers an MPH and a PhD in Public Health Genetics, an MS in Genetic Epidemiology, and a concurrent MPH/JD. The MPH and PhD programs offer training that integrates genomics with the public health science disciplines of epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, and health services, as well as with bioethics, social sciences, law, public policy, and economics. The curriculum focuses on understanding genetic susceptibility to disease in populations and communities, and addresses the ethical, legal, cultural, economic, and policy issues involved in applying genomics to public health. The MS program focuses specifically on epidemiologic methods, biostatistics, statistical genetics, and research methods in genetic epidemiology. Applicants are expected to have an excellent record with a bachelor’s degree and some coursework in human genetics.
| Degree Program | Summary Table | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Genetic Epidemiology (MS) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Public Health Genetics (MPH) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Public Health Genetics (PhD) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Graduate Certificate Programs
| Degree Program | Summary Table | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Health Informatics and Health Information Management Certificate | Go to program website | |
| Medical Management Certificate | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Multidisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program in AIDS & STIs | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Public Health Graduate Certificate in Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and Control | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Public Health Graduate Certificate in Health Behavior and Health Promotion | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Public Health Graduate Certificate in Health Policy | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Public Health Graduate Certificate in International Health | Summary Information | Go to program website |
| Public Health Graduate Certificate in Maternal and Child Health | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Undergraduate Programs
Enviromental and Occupational Health Sciences BS and Minor
| Degree Program | Summary Table | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate programs (BS, Minor) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Health Informatics and Health Information Management
The Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics and Health Information Management (HIHIM) is offered through the UW Evening Degree Program. The major is designed to help students develop the skills necessary to administer information technology systems in the health care environment. It prepares students for the Registered Health Information Administrator certification examination of the American Health Information Management Association.
| Degree Program | Summary Table | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| BS (Evening Degree) | Summary Information | Go to program website |
Public Health BA/BS and Minor
| Degree Program | Summary Table | Program-Specific Information and Application Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| BS or BA in General Studies: Public Health |
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