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Thesis/Project

A Master thesis/project aims at answering one or more research questions that meet your professional and educational goals. It provides you with the opportunity to conduct independent research and comprehensively apply concepts and methods acquired through the Master level courses. After completing your thesis/project, you will become competent in applying skills that you have already obtained throughout the program.

This section presents the thesis/project guidelines for the Master of Science (MS) programs: MS in Epidemiology program and MS in Environmental Health program. 

The information presented incorporates information extracted from the (1) University Graduate Catalogue under the section “General University Academic Information”, and (2) the Institutional Review Board (IRB) manual posted on the IRB website. It also includes information on the roles and responsibilities of MS coordinators, students, and advisers, in addition to a timeline for completing the thesis/project dissertation and defense.  

The Council on Education for Public Health assures quality in public health education and training to achieve excellence in practice, research and service, through collaboration with organizational and community partners.

The Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health was founded in 1924 at Johns Hopkins University within the School of Hygiene and Public Health to promote the graduate study of public health, and to recognize outstanding achievement in the new field.

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Aspher is dedicated to strengthening the role of public health by improving education and training of public health professionals for both practice and research

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