Curriculum
Students interested in nutritional epidemiology of cancer
Students who are interested in nutritional epidemiology of cancer generally
take the following courses or their equivalents during their first two
years of training (students may be able to opt out of courses depending
on their background):
- Introduction to Statistical Thinking
- Principles of Epidemiology I
- Principles of Epidemiology II
- Developing a Research Protocol
- Measurement Issues in Chronic Disease Epidemiology
- Advanced Epidemiologic Research Methods
- Fundamentals of Clinical Trials
- Applied Regression Analyses
- Categorical Data Analysis
- Topics in Statistical Epidemiology
- The Epidemiology of Some Common Chronic Diseases
- Cancer Epidemiology
- Molecular Epidemiology of Chronic Disease
- Nutrition and Chronic Disease
- Cellular and Molecular Biology of Cancer
In addition, students usually take courses in areas outside of their
specialty area to enhance breadth of knowledge. A sampling of possible
offerings include:
- Strategies of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
- Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
- Introduction to Pharmacoepidemiology
- Introduction to Environmental Genetics
- Topics in Genetic Epidemiology
- Health Disparities by Race and Gender
Students interested in occupational and environmental influences on
human cancer
Students who are interested in occupational and environmental influences
on human cancer generally take the following courses or their equivalents
during their first two years of training (students may be able to opt
out of courses depending on their background):
- Introduction to Statistical Thinking I & II
- Principles of Epidemiology I
- Principles of Epidemiology II
- Developing a Research Protocol
- Measurement Issues in Chronic Disease Epidemiology
- Applied Regression Analyses
- Categorical Data Analysis
- Physiology of Environmental Health Sciences
- Introduction to Toxicology
- Environmental Epidemiology
- Assessing Exposures to Environmental Stressors
- Environmental Chemistry
- Cancer Epidemiology
- GIS Applications in Epidemiology and Public Health
Students may select from a variety of electives, including courses such
as Topics in Genetic Epidemiology, Statistical Methods in Human Genetics,
or any of the courses listed above. The philosophy underlying the curriculum
for this training program is to provide both breadth and depth, while
maintaining flexibility for students to be able to customize their course
selections to some extent.
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