Epidemiology Foundations

The Epidemiology Foundations Certificate provides a foundational skill set in epidemiologic and biostatistical methods for individuals seeking essential public health research and practice competencies. Designed for learners outside of public health who want to gain rigorous, applicable analytical tools, this part-time program introduces core concepts in disease distribution, measures of disease occurrence and association, study design, data interpretation, and causal reasoning. Through coursework in Introduction to Epidemiology, Introduction to Biostatistics, and Intermediate Epidemiology, students develop the ability to calculate and interpret key epidemiologic measures, critically appraise health research, apply statistical techniques to real world data, and evaluate sources of bias, confounding, and random error. The curriculum equips students with the quantitative reasoning and methodological foundations needed to participate in public health studies and to support data-driven decision-making across a range of disciplines.

Online Program

Please refer to Drexel Online Education for application requirements and deadlines.

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