MS in Epidemiology – Undergrad to Grad

The Undergrad to Grad Program provides an opportunity for University of Iowa students interested in health science to earn both their undergraduate and graduate degrees in five years.

Undergrad to Master of Science in Epidemiology
Undergrad to Master of Public Health in Epidemiology

Please direct all questions to cph-admissions@uiowa.edu.

Undergrad to MS in Epidemiology

Semester 1 [Fall]

Number	Title	Hours
	Gen Ed/Electives/Major coursework	15 s.h.
	Semester Total	15 s.h.

Semester 2 [Spring]

Number	Title	Hours
	Gen Ed/Electives/Major Coursework	15 s.h.
	Semester Total	15 s.h.

Interim [Summer]

Number	Title	Hours
	Gen Ed/Electives/Major Coursework	6 s.h.
	Semester Total	6 s.h.

Semester 3 [Fall]

Number	Title	Hours
	Gen Ed/Electives/Major coursework	15 s.h.
	Semester Total	15 s.h.

Semester 4 [Spring]

Number	Title	Hours
CPH:1400	Fundamentals of Public Health	3 s.h.
	Gen Ed/Electives/Major Coursework	12 s.h.
	Semester Total	15 s.h.

Interim [Summer]

Number	Title	Hours
	Gen Ed/Electives/Major Coursework	6 s.h.
	Semester Total	6 s.h.

Semester 5 [Fall]

Number	Title	Hours
	Gen Ed/Electives/Major Coursework	15 s.h.
	Semester Total	15 s.h.

Students will have completed 80 s.h. at this point.

Semester 6 [Spring]

Number	Title	Hours
	Gen Ed/Electives/Major Coursework	15 s.h.
	Semester Total	15 s.h.

Apply to the MS program by February 1. Acceptance notice by mid-April in time for preregistration.

Interim [Summer]

Number	Title	Hours
	Gen Ed/Electives/Major Coursework	3 s.h.

Begin Combined Program

Semester 7 [Fall]

Number	Title	Hours
BIOS:4120	Introduction to Biostatistics	3 s.h.
EPID:4400	Epidemiology I: Principles	3 s.h.
	Gen Ed/Electives/Major Coursework	9 s.h.

Semester 8 [Spring]

Number	Title	Hours
EPID:5241	Statistical Methods in Epidemiology	4 s.h.
EPID:6400	Epidemiology II: Advanced Methods	4 s.h.
	Gen Ed/Electives/Major Coursework	4 s.h.
	Semester Total	12 s.h.

The Baccalaureate will be conferred at this point

Interim [Summer]

Number	Title	Hours
	EPID Electives	3 s.h.
	Semester Total 3 s.h.

Semester 9 [Fall]

Number	Title	Hours
EPID:5600	Intro to Epi Data Mgmt and Analysis	3 s.h.
EPID:6500	Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases or	3 s.h.
	or
EPID:6600	Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases	3 s.h.
PATH:5133	Intro to Human Pathology for Graduate Students	4 s.h.
	Epidemiology Elective	3 s.h.

Semester 10 [Spring]

Number	Title	Hours
EPID:5950	Preceptorship in Epidemiology	3 s.h.
	or
EPID:7000	Thesis	3-6 s.h.
	Epidemiology Elective (if needed to get 39 s.h.)	3 s.h.