Using sophisticated study designs, statistical analyses, field investigations and laboratory techniques, epidemiology students investigate the cause of a disease, its distribution (geographic, ecological and social), method of transmission and measures for control and prevention. 

All students in the Doctoral Program in Epidemiology are required to demonstrate mastery of advanced epidemiologic methods, which is assessed via coursework and examinations. 

As a result of Brown's commitment to high quality education, all students admitted into the Ph.D. program receive full scholarships that include tuition, health care and a research-assistant-based stipend for five years of graduate study (see Financial Support page for more details).

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Epidemiology faculty are members of the Department of Epidemiology and the School of Public Health, which is home to several world-class research centers, such as the Center for Gerontology and Health Services Research, the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, the Pandemic Center, the Center For Advancing Health Policy through Research and the Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science. Students in epidemiology have the opportunity to collaborate and conduct research with faculty at many of the School of Public Health's centers.