> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://ismms-gs.gitbook.io/graduate-student-handbook/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://ismms-gs.gitbook.io/graduate-student-handbook/chapter-10/graduate-education-in-public-health/master-of-science-in-epidemiology/ms-in-epidemiology-foundational-knowledge-objectives.md).

# 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)