Courses - Summer 2026
EPIB300
Biostatistics for Public Health Practice
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in CHEM131 and CHEM132.
Restriction: Must be in Public Health Science program; and must have earned a minimum of 60 credits.
Credit only granted for: EPIB300, EPIB315 or HLTH300.
An examination of biostatistical concepts and procedures as they relate to contemporary issues in public health. Focus on applications, hands-on-experience, and interpretations of statistical findings in public health research.
EPIB301
Epidemiology for Public Health Practice
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be enrolled in a major in SPHL-School of Public Health; and must have earned a minimum of 45 credits.
An examination of the discipline of epidemiology and its application to public health issues and practices, covering current epidemiological concepts and methods.
EPIB315
Biostatistics for Public Health Practice
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in EPIB301.
Restriction: Must be enrolled in the Public Health Science, Public Health Practice, or Global Health majors.
Credit only granted for: EPIB300 or EPIB315.
Formerly: EPIB300.
An examination of biostatistical concepts and procedures as they relate to contemporary issues in public health. Focus on applications, hands-on-experience, and interpretations of statistical findings in public health research.
EPIB399
Epidemiology and Biostatistics Independent Study
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg
EPIB610
Foundations of Epidemiology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: EPIB300; or equivalent undergraduate statistics or biostatistics course with a grade of C- or higher; or a score of 70% or higher on EPIB300 placement exam.
Credit only granted for: EPIB610 or HLTH720.
Formerly: HLTH720.
Introduction to the discipline of epidemiology and its applications to health issues and practices. Basic epidemiologic concepts and methods will be covered.
EPIB620
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in SPHL602; or EPIB610.
Overview of prevalence and risk factors for major chronic diseases. Discussion of methodological issues unique to specific chronic disease.
EPIB650
Biostatistics I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: EPIB300; or equivalent undergraduate statistics or biostatistics course with a grade of C- or higher; or a score of 70% or higher on EPIB placement exam.
Credit only granted for: EPIB650, HLTH651, or HLTH688B.
Formerly: HLTH651 and HLTH688B.
Basic statistical concepts and procedures for Public Health. Focuses on applications, hands-on-experience, and interpretations of statistical findings.
EPIB651
Applied Regression Analysis
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of B- in EPIB650.
Recommended: EPIB697 or previous experience working with SAS is highly recommended.
An introduction to important statistical methods used in public health research, including nonparametric hypothesis testing, ANOVA, simple and multiple linear regression, logistic regression, and categorical data analysis.
EPIB697
Public Health Data Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in a program within the Maryland School of Public Health .
This course is designed to provide students with the expertise needed to effectively manage research data using SAS as the statistical programming language.
EPIB778
Practical Experience in Public Health
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg
EPIB786
Capstone Project in Public Health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: Permission of SPHL-Epidemiology & Biostatistics department.
Restriction: Must be enrolled in the Master of Public Health program in Biostatistics or Epidemiology.
Capstone experience providing opportunity to apply knowledge and skills to a specific public health problem or issue. Completion of project relevant to public health under the direction of an advisor.
EPIB798
Independent Study
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
EPIB799
Master's Thesis Research
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
EPIB898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg
EPIB899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
S-F
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