4+1 Accelerated MPH in Epidemiology
Jump-start your public health career with an accelerated BS/MPH in epidemiology degree.
Epidemiology is the basic science of public health. Epidemiologists study disease and other negative health problems in specific populations, such as sudden spikes in asthma in inner cities or heightened risk of disease in the wake of a hurricane. They research the cause, path, and rate of disease and how to control its spread. They also contribute to health care-related policy decisions, often providing testimony and recommendations.
Epidemiology is scientific, systematic, data-driven and a rewarding academic path for those with advanced skills in math and science.
Our 4+1 accelerated master of public health (MPH) in epidemiology develops an epidemiological focus on public health issues with emphasis on improving methodological and quantitative skills. The 42-credit program is rigorous and demanding, offering high-achieving undergraduates a quick pathway to a graduate degree.
Benefits list
Undergraduate Focus Area
The 4+1 focus area requirement allows you to explore areas of interest and relevance to public health and draw connections between disciplines. The classes you choose will enhance your understanding of the field and better prepare you for a career as a public health professional.
Get Started as an Undergraduate
Our 4+1 accelerated MPH program allows interested undergraduates to take 12-18 credits of graduate coursework as an undergraduate, and then complete their master’s degree with just one additional year of full-time graduate study.
Practicum Experience
Your practicum is an opportunity to represent a meaningful public health experience. Once you complete three of the five required public health core courses, you’ll start the practicum in the semester when the bulk of the work is done and finish it with a project and oral presentation.
Featured class
An epidemiological perspective on health. General approaches for describing patterns of disease in groups of people, and elucidating various processes involved in creating differing levels of health in human groups.
Featured faculty
Elizabeth Donohoe Cook
Graduate Program Director, Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Focus on principles of and applied epidemiology.
Cassandra Spracklen
Focus on genetic epidemiology; genetics of cardiometabolic traits; reproductive and perinatal epidemiology; life course epidemiology
In the spotlight
I choose to embark on the 4+1 program journey because I knew that it would benefit me academically and financially, and help me progress through my career development. The most valuable benefit that I experienced through this graduate program was the amount of knowledge and skills that I gained through the amazing courses that I took.
Application information & deadlines
Students interested in the 4+1 program will apply to the department during their junior year.
Application to Department of Epidemiology
After meeting all requirements students submit the 4+1 application to the department.
Epidemiology
Preparing our future workforce to confront myriad, complex public health challenges.