Overview
Applied coursework means that MPHS students use their own research projects and data sets for projects in almost every course. Our MPHS students graduate with papers ready for publishing, grants written, approved study protocols, and much more.
The Master of Population Health Sciences Program Committee at Washington University in St. Louis, comprised of Washington University School of Medicine leaders from many specialties, provides valuable input on program goals, course offerings, and student applications.
Learning Objectives & Goals
- Develop and implement a research or public health practice project by applying principles of program evaluation or study design, and the application of appropriate data analytic techniques in an area of public health or clinical significance chosen by the student.
- Develop the knowledge and skills with biostatistical methods and computer software packages (e.g., STATA or SAS) for performing appropriate crude and adjusted analyses of public health, health services or clinical data, including methods or regression analysis including the ability to formulate a scientific question in terms of a statistical model, leading to quantitative answers.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Clinical Epidemiology
- Intermediate Clinical Epidemiology
- Applied Epidemiology
- Clinical Research
- Biostatistics for Clinical Research
- Intermediate Biostatistics for Clinical Research
- Ethics in Population and Clinical Health Research
- Randomized Controlled Trials
- Applied Qualitative Methods for Health Research
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 10 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Public Health Human Medicine View 1590 other Masters in Public Health in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- International students considering submission of an application to Washington University for graduate study should have a general familiarity with academic practices and university customs in the United States.
- All international students are required to present evidence of their ability to support themselves financially during graduate study.
- International students whose native language is not English must submit score reports from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Tuition Fee
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International
57750 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 57750 USD per year during 10 months. -
National
57750 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 57750 USD per year during 10 months.
Living costs for Saint Louis
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Financing
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Funding
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