M.Sc. Epidemiology is a full-time postgraduate level course for a duration of 2 years. Candidates having completed a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent examination in a science stream with a maximum of 55% of marks from a recognized board will be eligible for M.Sc. Epidemiology course.
In India, the list of Epidemiology institutes we have are:
- ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, West Bengal : having a dedicated Department of Epidemiology and a Medical Council of India (MCI) recognized MPH course of three years.
- Christian Medical College, Vellore
- Krishna Institute of Medical Studies, Satara
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kanchipuram
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai
- Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar
- Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai
A Master of Public Health is a necessary qualification to become an epidemiologist. Some institutes offering the MPH courses in India are:
- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology in Trivandrum
- ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai
- Public Health Foundation of India, Bengaluru
- National Institute of Health and Family Welfare in New Delhi
Some of the recognized institutes out of India offering courses in Epidemiology are:
- University College London, UCL’s Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care
- University of Washington, Department of Epidemiology
- University of Delaware, USA
- Georgetown University – Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Washington, USA
- University of Glasgow, UK
- University of Arizona: MPH-Applied Epidemiology, Master of Science in Epidemiology
- Western Sydney University: Master of Epidemiology
- University of Louisville – School of Public Health and Information Sciences, USA
- Erasmus MC Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences – Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands