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Program Requirements

(Applications to the Diploma program will not be accepted for the 2012-2013 academic year.)

Required Courses (17 credits)

• EPIB 601 Fundamentals of Epidemiology (4 credits)

  Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Epidemiology & Biostatistics : This course aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to epidemiologic concepts and corresponding terms. After an introduction to the history, definition, and purposes of epidemiology, "core" concepts that are relevant in several areas of investigation (e.g., etiologic research, health care research, and community medicine practice) will be presented.

  Terms: Fall 2011

  Instructors: Pai, Madhukar (Fall)

  • Corequisites: EPIB 602 and EPIB 607

  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken EPIB 606. Open to students in Epidemiology or Biostatistics programs, or permission of instructor.

• EPIB 607 Inferential Statistics (4 credits)

  Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Introduction to the basic principles of statistical inference used in clinical and epidemiologic research. Topics include variability; methods of processing and describing data; sampling and sampling distributions; inferences regarding means and proportions, non-parametric methods, regression and correlation.

  Terms: Fall 2011

  Instructors: Atherton, Juli Kirstin (Fall)

  • Prerequisite (Undergraduate): A first year course in undergraduate differential and integral calculus.

• EPIB 650 Diploma Dissertation (9 credits)

  Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Epidemiology & Biostatistics : A scholarly paper tailored to the student's interests and approved by the student's supervisor.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Note: Students exempted from either EPIB 601 and/or EPIB 607 must replace them with additional complementary course credits.

Complementary Courses

13 credits of coursework, at the 500, 600, or 700 level, chosen in consultation with the student's academic adviser.