Student Handbook

Admission Requirements

Curriculum

Educational Areas and Programs

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Student Handbook

Purpose

The Student Handbook is designed to be a resource for students in the Epidemiology Department to guide them through the program and provide information on faculty, research, departmental contacts, student resources and program requirements, and university policies & procedures.


Comments & Suggestions

Lori S. Smith
Student Services Coordinator
Academic Website Coordinator
smithl@edc.pitt.edu

Contents

• New Student Information
  Epidemiology Department location, advisor/advisee roles & responsibilities, Student Services Office assistance, new student orientations, areas of concentration.   read more »



• Areas of Concentration
  Areas of student focus within Epidemiology degree programs.   read more »



• Master's Degree Programs
  Completion timeframes, essay & thesis development, committee composition, milestone requirements & reporting.   read more »



• Doctoral Degree Programs
  Completion timeframes, dissertation development, GSR's, Doctoral Committees, milestone exams, Teaching Assistant Experiences, candidacy admission, oral dissertation defense.   read more »



• Doctoral Dissertation Format & Submission
  Format requirements and options, ETD submission.   read more »



• Overview of the Dissertation Process
  Summary of dissertation processes and procedures, elements of good dissertations, how dissertation work progresses relative to student milestone exams.   read more »



• Report on Requirements Forms
  Milestone documenting, processing and recording.   read more »

      Curriculum

• Introduction, Requirements and Suggested Course Sequences
  
  
  • Curriculum Introduction
  • Curriculum Requirements - All Epidemiology Degree Programs
  • Master of Public Health (MPH) 45 Credit Program in Epidemiology
  • Master of Public Health (MPH) 30 Credit Program in Epidemiology
  • Master of Science (MS) 45 Credit Program in Epidemiology
  • Master of Science (MS) 30 Credit Program in Epidemiology
  • Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) 72 Credit Program in Epidemiology
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 72 Credit Program in Epidemiology
  
  
  
• Curriculum Descriptions, Schedules and Cycles
  
  
  • Course Descriptions
    Course descriptions by GSPH department (for school-wide courses or both).   read more »
  • Course Schedules
    Current and previous term schedules by GSPH department.   read more »
  • Epidemiology Course Cycles
  
  
  
• Student Grievance Resolution
  Grievance reporting, Student-Faculty Liaison Committee assistance, resolution planning.   read more »



• Frequently Used Forms & Documents
  Enrollment forms, Reports on Requirements, Request for Exemption from Departmental Core Courses, Graduation Checklists, Request to Change Academic Advisor form.   read more »



• General Policies & Procedures
  Operational policies & procedures including grade change requests, core course exemptions, enrollment & course withdrawal, admission to restricted or closed classes, credits transfers, changing advisors.   read more »



• Student Organizations & Groups
  GSPH organizations including the Student Government Association, American Council of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Delta Omega Honorary Society, and Departmental organizations including the Student-Faculty Liaison Committee.   read more »



• Student Scholarships
  GSPH and Department of Epidemiology scholarships.   read more »



• Special Events
  Dean's Day, new student orientation programs, GSPH Open House.   read more »



• Graduation
  Graduation application, informational packets, requirements, Doctoral dataset archiving, essay submission, Electronic Thesis & Dissertation (ETD) submission of theses and dissertations, roles and responsibilities in graduation processing.   read more »



• Department of Epidemiology Faculty Contacts
  Contact information including e-mail address and research interests.   read more »



• Department of Epidemiology & GSPH Administrative Contacts



• Centers at GSPH
  Descriptions of GSPH research centers.   read more »
  
  The Epidemiology Department is host to three of these centers:
  
  
  • Center for Aging and Population Health
  • Center for Healthy Aging
  • Epidemiology Data Center


• Student Resources

Useful Websites

University graduate studies website: www.pitt.edu/~graduate

GSPH website: www.publichealth.pitt.edu

Department of Epidemiology website: www.epidemiology.pitt.edu

University Registrar's Office: www.pitt.edu./~registrar

University Financial Aid Office (graduate students): www.pitt.edu/~graduate/financial.html

Calendars (Academic, Registration etc.): www.pitt.edu/~provost/calendar.html

Pittsburgh area information: www.pitt.edu/~graduate/pittsburgh.html

Visit Pittsburgh http://www.visitpittsburgh.com
downloadable audio and video podcast tours of Pittsburgh neighborhoods, event calendars and more

Additional Information

If you need additional information that is not available in the Student Handbook or on the University/GSPH/Epidemiology websites, please contact your advisor, the Epidemiology Student Services Offices or the GSPH Student Affairs Office. You may also query the Help Center.