Master of Psychiatric
Epidemiology (MPE)
Requirements
A total of 30 credit hours is required for the MPE
degree. The required courses total 26 credit hours.
The remaining 4 credit hours are earned by passing
elective courses in the MPE Program. In
addition, a program-approved manuscript is
required for graduation.
Psychiatric Epidemiology Course Requirements
Epidemiology
|
Course
Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Semester |
| M08-500 |
Introduction to General
Epidemiology |
3.0 |
Fall |
| M08-507 |
Epidemiology Seminar I |
1.0 |
Fall |
| M08-507A |
Epidemiology Seminar II |
1.0 |
Spring |
| M08-507B |
Epidemiology Seminar III |
1.0 |
Spring |
| M08-502 |
Instruments of Psychiatric
Diagnosis and Assessment |
1.0 |
Fall
(even years) |
| M08-506 |
Independent Study (2
semesters required) |
6.0 |
Fall
Spring
Summer |
| M08-508 |
Landmarks in Psychiatric
Epidemiology |
1.0 |
Fall
(odd years) |
Psychiatry
|
Course
Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Semester |
| M08-676 |
Psychiatric Disorders of the
Nervous System |
2.0 |
Spring |
| M08-532 |
Psychiatry Grand Rounds I |
1.0 |
Fall |
| M08-532A |
Psychiatry Grand Rounds II |
1.0 |
Spring |
| M08-533 |
Psychiatry Research Rounds I |
1.0 |
Fall |
| M08-533A |
Psychiatry Research Rounds II |
1.0 |
Spring |
Statistics / Methods
|
Course
Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Semester |
| M08-544
or
M08-505A |
Applied Statistics for Behavioral Scientists
or
Biostatistics for Research Workers |
3.0 |
Fall |
| M08-538 |
Research Methods |
3.0 |
Spring |
Electives
Select 4 credits of elective courses
offered by the MPE Program. These credits may include additional
hours of Independent Study (beyond the required 6 credit hours) or
other courses listed by the program, such as courses in the
WUSM Mentored
Training Program in Clinical Investigation.
Manuscript Requirement
Completion of this program requires that the student be first author of a paper that meets the requirements of a
journal and results in the submission of the manuscript for peer
review. The students prepare for this by contributing to grant
proposals being drafted by faculty members, by reviewing journal
articles submitted to faculty for review, by critiquing papers
prepared by fellow students and faculty, and by collaborating on
papers with faculty members. Opportunities for meeting the
manuscript requirement are strong because the faculty is made
up of persons who publish, have major research funding, and serve on
the editorial boards of most of the major journals in the field of
psychiatric epidemiology and substance abuse.
For a complete list of the courses offered and
the professors who teach them, click
here.
Epidemiology and Prevention Research Group 
