The Epidemiology and Biostatistics (EB) concentration aims to provide comprehensive training in the areas of epidemiology and statistics that are important to epidemiologists, medical statisticians, health data analysts, social science researchers, and other professionals involved in collection, management, analysis and interpretation of medical and health research data.

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On completion of the MPH programme, students in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (EB) concentration will be able to:

• Project trends in major causes of morbidity and mortality for public health surveillance globally and locally

• Use risk stratification to prioritise interventions for population health globally and locally

• Systematically synthesise the available evidence on a specific public health question

• Design a new study to quantify, predict or explain an aspect of public health including appropriate sources of information, study design and biostatistical techniques

• Solve a problem concerning the quantification, prediction or explanation of an aspect of public health, using appropriate sources of information, study design and biostatistical techniques