Epidemiology and Human Genetics, Master's, Doctoral/PhD

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The Graduate Program in Epidemiology and Human Genetics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine offers research and training opportunities to work with internationally renowned scientists.

The Program is interdisciplinary and provides training leading to both the PhD and MS degrees. Students admitted into the PhD Program choose one of three different research tracks: Epidemiology, Molecular Epidemiology Track, or Human Genetics. Each track has its own curriculum that provides for a rich training experience. Students enrolled in the Program typically take courses and do research rotations during the first 1-2 years and identify a research mentor during the second year. Students choose from a wide variety of research areas for their dissertation work. Faculty mentors in these tracks are leaders in their respective fields and reside in various departments, centers, and institutes in the School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Dental School, Institute for Genome Sciences, and the Institute of Human Virology. Research areas in the Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine track include complex disease genetics, biochemical genetics, gene mapping and function, infectious disease genetics, psychiatric genetics, pharmacogenetics, DNA instability, and cancer cytogenetics. Research areas in the Epidemiology and Molecular Epidemiology tracks include vaccine evaluation, hospital epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance, issues in long-term care, disability in older adults, complementary and alternative therapies, global health and health disparities, veterinary epidemiology, injury epidemiology, cancer epidemiology, and genetic epidemiology of cardiovascular and other diseases.

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Program Details

Class Format

In-Person, Full Time, Part Time

Program Location

University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus

Program Length

Master's
2 years

Doctoral/PhD
4-6 years

Credits to Complete

Master's 30

Cost/Credit Hour

MS
In State: $802
Out of State: $1354

PhD
In State: $638
Out of State: $1102

Dates & Deadlines

Priority MS Epi Applicants: March 1
All Other MS Epi Applicants: May 15
Human Gen MS Applicants: February 15
PhD Epi Applicants:
December 1

Epidemiology and Human Genetics

Admissions

Jon Shinnick
Academic Services Specialist
410.706.8492
jshinnick@som.umaryland.edu 

Academics

Dr. Ann Gruber-Baldini
Program Director
410.706.1531
abaldin@som.umaryland.edu

                                                                        

  • Meet Your Faculty

    Our GPILS programs consist of faculty in the basic science and clinical departments of the School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Nursing, and a wide array of internationally recognized organized research centers and institutes on campus including the Center for Vaccine Development, the Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, the Institute for Genome Science, the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, and the Institute of Human Virology, in addition to collaborations with the other University of Maryland campuses.

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