A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Department of Epidemiology (GRAD)
- CIP
- 27.0501
- Credits (computed from items)
- 377-384
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 199120
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_199120_9b055c24
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Course Requirements
0 items
M.P.H. Integrated Core
major core · 6 items
- or: BIOS 600 Principles of Statistical Inference2
- or: EPID 600 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health2
- 2
- 2
- 2
- As published: “Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating Public Health Solutions (MPH Comprehensive Exam administered in class)”4
M.P.H. Practicum
2 items
- 0.5
- 0.5
M.P.H. Concentration
concentration · 5 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
M.P.H. Electives
electives · 1 item
- Electives (Graduate-level courses, 400+ level at Gillings, 500+ level at UNC); 9 credit hours minimumNot resolved to a course9
M.P.H. Culminating Experience
1 item
- or: SPHG 992 Master's (Non-Thesis)3
Minimum Hours
0 items
Course Requirements
0 items
Public Health Foundation Courses
1 item
- As published: “Foundations of Public Health 1”3
Core Courses
major core · 6 items
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 2
Electives 2
electives · 2 items
- Any SPH graduate level course, or approved graduate level courseNot resolved to a course7
- Any Substantive Epidemiology Course of at least 3 credits (see list below)Not resolved to a course3
Thesis/Substitute or Dissertation Hours
1 item
- 3
Minimum Hours
0 items
Substantive Epidemiology Course Options
27 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-2
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 2
Course Requirements
0 items
Public Health Foundation Course
1 item
- As published: “Foundations of Public Health 1”3
Core Courses
major core · 11 items
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 1
- As published: “Principles of Statistical Inference 2”or: BIOS 662 Intermediate Statistical Methodsor: BIOS 650 Basic Elements of Probability and Statistical Inference I3
- 4
- 3
- As published: “Principles of Experimental Analysis 2”or: BIOS 663 Intermediate Linear Models3
- As published: “Advanced Epidemiologic Methods (Previously EPID 722)”3
- 3
- 3
Electives
electives · 1 item
- Must take a minimum of 2 Epidemiology courses consisting of at least 2 credits in the student’s epidemiology program area of study and 2 credits in an area of epidemiology outside the student’s program area of study. See list of Elective Options below.Not resolved to a course4
Advanced Statistics Course
7 items
- Must take one advanced statistics course. This requirement may be met by any upper-level BIOS course (>663 and <800). Other approved options are: 3Not resolved to a course3
- As published: “Applied Statistical Methods in Health Behavior Research II 4”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Thesis/Substitute or Dissertation
1 item
- As published: “Doctoral Research and Dissertation 5”6
Total Hours
40 items
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-2
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1-3
Cancer
4 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 2
Cardiovascular
8 items
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 1-3
Environmental
2 items
- 3
- 3
Injury
2 items
- 3
- 3
Infectious Disease
10 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-2
Pharmacoepidemiology
3 items
- 3
- 3
- 1
RPPE
2 items
- 3
- 2
Social
2 items
- 2
- 3
Other
2 items
- 3
- 2
Source. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.unc.edu/graduate/schools-departments/epidemiology/. Captured page pages/0149.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.