PhD in Epidemiology

Admission Requirements

• Completed SOPHAS application.
• GRE scores are optional.  We encourage applicants with low grades in quantitative/statistics undergraduate/graduate courses to include GREs to strengthen their application. We accept GRE scores from up to 7 years ago. Click here for information on how to submit scores. Please use the CUNY SPH SOPHAS code 7914.
• Completion of a master’s degree in epidemiology or biostatistics, or relevant subject area with a minimum of two graduate-level epidemiologic method courses and two graduate-level statistics courses.
• Three letters of recommendation (at least one of which is an academic reference)
• A resume/CV indicating experience in public health, research/data analysis, and/or teaching
• A personal statement (up to 1000 words)
• TOEFL scores, if language of instruction for prior degrees was not English
• Transcript evaluation from World Education Services for all applicants with non-US transcript

Deadline to Apply

The application window for Fall 2024 opens on August 17, 2023. The deadline to apply is December 15, 2023.

*Students who have a CEPH-accredited undergraduate or graduate degree in public health can be waived from PUBH 601 by submitting a Course Waiver Request.

Core Competencies

• Critically analyze research for appropriateness of study design, sample, measures, data analysis, results, interpretation and dissemination.
• Design a feasible study and apply appropriate research methods to answer public health research questions.
• Develop professional skills in scientific writing, oral communication, and teaching.
• Uphold the highest ethical standards in planning, conducting, and analyzing research, including the involvement of human subjects.
• Apply historical and emerging scientific theories and paradigms to develop research aims and methods.

 Concentration Competencies

• Demonstrate mastery of causal inference and apply causal inference techniques to scientific questions relevant to public health
• Identify, apply and critique quantitative, qualitative and systems thinking approaches to address epidemiological questions in public health research and practice
• Conduct public health surveillance of diseases, events, and health states, as well as their risk factors and drivers
• Design and implement public health research from protocol development through analysis/translation of findings
• Teach epidemiologic methods and present empirical findings transparently and persuasively to a wide array of audiences

For full-time students

For part-time students

*PUBH 601 should be completed during a student’s first semester. Students who have a CEPH-accredited undergraduate or graduate degree in public health can be waived from this requirement by submitting a Course Waiver Request.