Overview
About Epidemiology at The University of Iowa
The Department of Epidemiology focuses on surveillance for disease, risk factors for disease in the general population, behavioral factors in disease, use and outcome of health interventions and care, and the establishment and evaluation of disease control measures in the community. Students are guided by faculty members whose research interests include epidemiology of communication disorders, pharmacoepidemiology, cancer epidemiology, infectious disease epidemiology, adverse reproductive outcome epidemiology, anatomic pathology, genetics, cardiovascular disease, nutrition, smoking cessation, epidemiology of reproduction, dental epidemiology, clinical epidemiology, neuroepidemiology, meta-analysis, intervention trials, international health, and effects of aging.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Maternal and Child Health Seminar
- Epidemiology
- Injury and Violence Prevention
- Practicing Evidence-Based Public Health
- Meta-Analysis of Epidemiologic Studies
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Health Sciences Health Informatics View 2396 other Masters in Health Sciences in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- A U.S. bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or an equivalent degree from another country as determined by the Office of Admissions.
- A minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00, or the foreign equivalent as determined by the Office of Admissions.
- English Proficiency Requirements
- A complete application
Tuition Fee
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International
31252 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 31252 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
31252 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 31252 USD per year during 12 months. -
In-State
12305 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 12305 USD per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Iowa City
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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