Yale School of Public Health.

Ph.D. and M.S. Graduate Program

Ph.D. and M.S. Graduate Programs

 

Christian Tschudi, Ph.D., Director of Graduate Studies
Melanie Elliot, Coordinator of Graduate Student Affairs

Phone: 203-785-6383
Fax: 203-785-7356
Email: Melanie Elliot


The graduate program in Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) offers both a Master of Science (M.S.) degree as well as a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. Both of these degree programs are administered through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The EPH Doctoral Committee and the Director of Graduate Studies are responsible for overseeing the progress of these students. The Graduate School makes the final decision on accepting students into the program, admission to candidacy, and the awarding of the degree.

The M.S. in EPH is offered in two specialty areas: Biostatistics and Chronic Disease Epidemiology. The Biostatistics track is a two-year program. The Chronic Disease Epidemiology track is a one-year program. This degree program puts great emphasis on mastering the skills in individual specialty areas within public health. It is designed to train individuals for work in high demand fields such as biotechnology and medical research in the pharmaceutical industry. The M.S. degree is a marketable terminal degree for those who choose not to pursue a Ph.D. degree.

The primary mission of the Ph.D. program is to provide scholars with the disciplinary background and skills required to contribute to the development of our understanding of better ways of measuring, maintaining, and improving the public’s health. Examples of research conducted by Ph.D. students includes but is not limited to: cancer epidemiology, clinical trials, cardiovascular disease, molecular epidemiology, vector-borne diseases, parasitology, mental health epidemiology and HIV/AIDS. Students are encouraged to work with faculty throughout the university since much of the work done in EPH is interdisciplinary.

Academic Concentrations:

Graduates of the Ph.D. and M.S. programs generally begin their careers working as postdoctoral fellows or junior faculty in academic institutions, government agencies or pharmaceutical companies.