Population Health

Graduate Education

The Department of Population Health sponsors five graduate programs and one certificate program enrolling approximately 200 graduate students each year.  These programs include:
 

1. A Philosophy Doctorate in Biostatistics provides a broad and intensive training in the complex skills of biostatistics.  Visit the Biostatistics site for more information or contact Dr. Purushottam Laud, Professor and Biostatistics PhD Program Director, at (414) 456-8781.
2.  The Philosophy Doctorate in Public and Community Health is designed to transform the research paradigm in public and community health by educating a new generation of innovative researchers.  Visit the PhD in Public & Community Health site for more information or contact Ellen Servais, Program Manager, at (414) 456-8346.
3. The Master of Science in Epidemiology is taught by an interdisciplinary graduate group stressing quantitative skills in population-based research as applied to risk assessment and the measurement of patient outcomes for purposes of developing clinical strategies.  Visit the Epidemiology site for more information or contact Christopher Edwards, Program Coordinator, at (414) 456-8230.
4. The Master of Arts in Bioethics stresses the interplay among the social, legal, bio-technical and ethical aspects of health care, Visit the Bioethics site for more information or contact Kristen Tym, Medical Education Coordinator, at (414) 456-4299.
5. The Master of Public Health is a unique distance-education graduate program designed to meet the needs of working health-care professionals or those with a bachelor’s degree, who are interested in public health. Visit the Master of Public Health (MPH) site for more information or contact Kim Contardi, Program Manager, at (414) 456-8346.