Curriculum
VPHE Curriculum
The Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS) offers an MS in Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology (VPHE) and offers courses for the Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences.
The VPHE Graduate Program aims to prepare doctoral and master’s students for research careers that integrate the basic principles of epidemiology with modern biotechnologies. In consultation with their graduate committee, the student will choose additional electives.
MS VPHE Required Coursework
Students must take all of the following courses as part of the program.
| VIBS | 650 | Education in a Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Environment |
| VIBS | 608 | Epidemiology Methods I |
| VIBS | 681 | Seminar (Epidemiology Journal Club) |
| VIBS | 684/685 | Internship / directed studies (Non-thesis only) |
| VIBS | 691 | Research (thesis only) |
| STAT | 651 | Statistics in Research I |
MS VPHE Electives
The following courses are commonly used electives for the degree.
| ENTO | 618 | Medical and Veterinary Entomology |
| ENTO | 625 | Landscape Ecology |
| GEOG | 651 | Remote Sensing for Geographical Analysis |
| SOCI | 623 | Measurement of Sociological Parameters |
| STAT | 607 | Sampling |
| STAT | 653 | Statistics in Research III |
| VIBS | 607 | Applied Epidemiology |
| VIBS | 626 | Methods in Vector-borne Disease Ecology |
| VIBS | 633 | Animal Diseases in Comparative Medicine |
| VTMI | 649 | Immunology |
MS VPHE Credit Requirement
A minimum of 32 semester credit hours of approved courses and research is required for the thesis option Master of Science degree.
A minimum of 36 semester credit hours of approved coursework is required for the Non-Thesis Option.
See VPHE Courses.
VPHE Contact Information
Dr. Christine M. Budke
VPHE Graduate Program Director, Department Head& Professor VPHE | VIBS | VMBS
