MS in Epidemiology Foundational Knowledge Objectives

The MS in Epidemiology program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai provides research-focused training in advanced epidemiology and data analysis methods. Students develop the analytical and methodological expertise needed to conduct rigorous, high-impact epidemiology research to promote public health locally and internationally.

Upon completion of the Program, students will be able to:

• Explain public health history, philosophy, and values

• Identify the core functions of public health and the 10 Essential Services

• Explain the role of quantitative and qualitative methods and sciences in describing and assessing a population’s health

• List major causes and trends of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. or other community relevant to the school or program

• Discuss the science of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention in population health, including health promotion, screening, etc

• Explain the critical importance of evidence in advancing public health knowledge

• Explain effects of environmental factors on a population’s health

• Explain biological and genetic factors that affect a population’s health

• Explain behavioral and psychological factors that affect a population’s health

• Explain the social, political, and economic determinants of health and how they contribute to population health and health inequities

• Explain how globalization affects global burdens of disease

• Explain an ecological perspective on the connections among human health, animal health, and ecosystem health (e.g., One Health)