The Master of Science in Epidemiology provides students with a fundamental grounding in the principles of epidemiology and its companion discipline.

Prerequisites

Education:

Bachelor’s degree attainment or work in progress

A bachelor’s degree must be conferred before attending SPH.

Experience:
None required

Standardized Test Scores
GRE, GMAT, or MCAT
Official valid test scores must have been taken within the last 5 years.

Academic Transcripts or WES ICAP Evaluation

Three (3) Letters of Recommendation

CV or Résumé

Supplemental Application

Required courses

BS 704 Biostatistics

EP 713 Introduction to Epidemiology

EP 813 Intermediate Epidemiology

BS 723 Introduction to Statistical Computing

In addition, at least two of the following courses (8 credits) must be taken:

BS 722 Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials

BS 851 Applied Statistics in Clinical Trials I

BS 852 Statistical Methods in Epidemiology

EP 721 Survey Methods in Public Health

EP 762 Clinical Epidemiology

EP 854 Advanced Epidemiology

PM 811 Health Services Research Methods

Students may request to have required courses waived on the basis of coursework performed elsewhere or through other avenues of learning.

Waivers will not reduce the overall number of course credits to be taken.

Application Deadline

Fall 2016 Admission:
February 15, 2016

Contact details

Boston University  
Boston, MA 02215, United States