{"id":114,"date":"2021-01-04T21:45:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T21:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/epi-phd2026\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2026-08-05T19:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T19:41:54","slug":"program-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/epi-phd\/program-information\/program-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Students admitted to the program are required to complete a total of 72 credit hours, including course work and research. Selected core courses will be shared with the Biostatistics graduate program. In addition to the required methods curriculum, students will take content area and advanced methods electives. Students are eligible to take relevant course work, for which they meet the prerequisites, in any Vanderbilt department. Requirements for program completion include a take-home comprehensive examination at the end of the second year, an oral defense of the dissertation proposal, and the doctoral dissertation. The program is expected to take four years to complete. Students can accelerate their studies to complete the program in three years. <\/span><\/div>\n
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With DGS approval, transfer credit may count toward the minimum 24 didactic credit hours required in the Vanderbilt Graduate School.
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Foundational Courses Required<\/strong><\/h4>\n