New
Epidemiology Core Course Requirements
Masters of Public Health
(MPH) program
Core SPH courses : EPID 400
remains the core epidemiology course requirement for
MPH students in CHS, EOHS, and HPA. (Students may elect
to substitute EPID 403.)
MPH students in E-B must take
EPID 403 Introduction to Epidemiology: Principles &
Methods* (3 sh) instead of EPID 400. (In Fall 2004 offered
as EPID 494a)
Masters of Science (MS) program
Core SPH courses: EPID 400
remains the core epidemiology course requirement for
MS students in EOHS, and HPA. (Students may elect to
substitute EPID 403.)
MS students in CHS and E-B
must take EPID 403 Introduction to Epidemiology: Principles
& Methods* (3 sh) instead of EPID 400. (In Fall
2004 offered as EPID 494a)
Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program
DrPH students in CHS and HPA
must complete all of the SPH requirements for the DrPH
degree. Students who have taken EPID 400 (or its equivalent)
should take EPID 401 in Fall 2004. Students who have
not taken EPID 400 (or is equivalent) should take EPID
403 Introduction to Epidemiology: Principles & Methods*
(3 sh) , with the follow-up course of EPID 404 Intermediate
Epidemiologic Methods (4 sh).
DrPH students in EOHS should consult with their advisors
concerning additional requirements pertaining to their
area of concentration.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Program
Core SPH courses: PhD students
in CHS, E-B, EOHS and HPA must take EPID 403 Introduction
to Epidemiology: Principles & Methods* (3 sh) instead
of EPID 400. (In Fall 2004 offered as EPID 494a)
EPID401 will be taught for
the last time in Fall, 2004.
EPID402 will no longer be
taught in its current form. The topics covered will
be offered primarily in the new EPID404.
EPID404 Intermediate Epidemiologic
Methods will be the new second semester epidemiologic
methods course. It will be a 4 credit, semester-long
course that will cover material currently taught in
the second half of EPID401, all material currently taught
in EPID402, plus some additional material. This course
will be required for all epidemiology students and is
also open to other SPH students. The pre-requisites
for this course will be EPID403, EPID406, and at least
concurrent registration in BSTT401. This course will
be taught every Spring semester.
EPID406 Epidemiologic Computing
(currently taught as EPID494b) is a 2 credit, semester-long
class required for all epidemiology students and open
to other SPH students. It will be taught every Fall
semester. Epidemiology students should take this course
concurrently with EPID403 in their first semester.
* Note: EPID404 addresses multivariable methods in epidemiology,
from multivariable stratified analysis to regression
modeling. Logistic and Poisson regression are covered
in detail, with emphasis on data organization, issues
in variable recoding, model building strategies and
interpretation of modeling results. BSTT402 also covers
logistic regression as well as survival analysis which
is not covered in any other 400 level course at SPH.
For logistic regression, the focus is on the underlying
model. BSTT402 and EPID404 are complementary, not redundant,
courses.
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New Divisional Program Requirements
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New
Grading Scale
Effective Fall 2004 UIC will
change its grade notation system to a 4.0 rather than
a 5.0 scale. To graduate, students will be required
to maintain a minimum 3.0 (B) grade point average.
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New
Human Subjects and Health Information Protections Training
Requirement
Effective Fall 2004, all incoming
SPH matriculated students will be required to complete
training in initial human research subjects protection
(Investigator Training 101) and the protection of health
information (HIPAA Research 101). Training must be completed
within the student’s first two academic semesters
of entering the School of Public Health.
Both training sessions are
offered by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research,
Office for the Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS).
Training dates for both sessions are listed on the OPRS
website (http://www.research.uic.edu/protocolreview/irb/education/initial.shtml).
In addition, an online course in Investigator Training
is also offered as an alternative to attending a classroom
session. Upon completion, students receive a certificate
of completion.
Students who have received
prior human research subjects protection and health
information privacy training must contact OPRS to have
their prior training evaluated on a case-by-case basis
before they are considered exempt from the University's
offerings and have met the College's requirement.
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