Epidemiology, Graduate Certificate*

General Program Information

Dr. Mildred Maisonet, Graduate Coordinator
149H Lamb Hall 
Box 70259
maisonetnogu@etsu.edu
(423) 439-4486

The Epidemiology Graduate Certificate Program is a 16-credit program designed to provide the learner with a basic understanding of the concepts of epidemiology used in public health practice. Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease, illness, and injury.

Admission to the Program

The criteria for admission to the Epidemiology Graduate Certificate Program include:

1. A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
2. A minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Application materials which must be submitted to the School of Graduate  Studies include:

1. an application;
2. three (3) letters of recommendation; and
3. transcripts from all colleges attended.

All applications will be evaluated by an admission committee. Letters of recommendation are waived for applicants of the Tennessee Public Health Workforce Development Consortium.

Articulation Agreement

Students who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Epidemiology and subsequently are admitted into the MPH degree program with a concentration in epidemiology may have up to sixteen (16) of the certificate credits applied toward the degree program of study as long as the courses fall within the matriculation limits.

Epidemiology, Graduate Certificate Requirements: 16 credits

Required Courses: 16 credits

• EPID 5100 - Analytic Methods in Public Health (4 credits)
• EPID 5405 - Intermediate Epidemiology (3 credits)
• EPID 5420 - Epidemiology of Chronic Disease (3 credits)
• EPID 5430 - Epidemiology of Infectious Disease (3 credits)
• BSTA 6170 - SAS Programming with Research Applications in Public Health (3 credits)

Additional Information

A student may use a course from the following list to replace a required course previously taken at another institution or completed in fulfillment of another degree at ETSU.

• COBH 5110 - Community Health Assessment Research (3 credits)
• COBH 5120 - Health Program Planning and Evaluation (3 credits)
• COBH 5130 - Consulting and Implementation of Health Programs and Services (3 credits)
• STAT 5287 - Applications of Statistics (3 credits)
• EPID 5460 - Environmental Epidemiology (3 credits)
• COBH 5600 - Industrial Health Education (3 credits)
• ENVH 5620 - Hazards in the Workplace (3 credits)
• COBH 5900 - Grant and Proposal Development (3 credits)