Master of Science in Epidemiology

The course aims to equip students with advanced methodological and analytical competencies to handle complex health system data and make value and evidence based decisions. The emphasis of this course is on: • Application of the core principles of public health • Identification of appropriate study designs in the development of epidemiological studies • The critical appraisal of quality of evidence from epidemiological studies • Methods of epidemiological and statistical analyses • Disease surveillance and infectious disease outbreak investigations The MEp course is comparable with MEp courses run elsewhere within the continent and internationally. Graduates with the MEp degree are in an ideal position to use this professional qualification in medical research, public health, field-based scientific research, government institutions, academic institutions, Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs), or international agencies.