Program Curriculum

Core Courses

The M.S. in Global Infectious Disease is a 30-credit Master’s degree consisting of Core courses, Concentration, and Elective Courses. Core Courses (taken by all students) make up 18 credits of the academic program and consist of:

  1. GLID 5000: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Infectious Disease (3 Credits)
  2. GLID 5001: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Infectious Disease II (3 Credits)
  3. Infection & Immunity Course Requirement – Multiple Options dependent on student background including one of the three
    • MICB 6120: Immunology (3 Credits)
    • MICB 6290: Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis (3 Credits)
    • BHTS 6515/CBTA 6515: Microbiological Threat Agents (3 Credits)
  4. GLOH 5503: Epidemiology Methods (2 Credits)
  5. GLID 5011: Research Ethics & Methods in Infectious Disease (2 Credits)
  6. GLID 5020: Evidence for Infectious Disease Policy (3 Credits)
  7. GLID 7990: Capstone (2 Credits) 

Concentration & Elective Courses

These courses are concentration-specific and make up 12 credits of the academic program:

Science Policy

  1. GLID 5030: Global Health Security & Diplomacy (3 Credits)
  2. GLID 6020: Policy Analysis for GLID (3 Credits)
  3. GLOH 5517: Health Economics & Financing (3 Credits)
  4. 3-Credit Elective

Modeling & Informatics

  1. GLID 6010: Analytic Methods in Epidemiology (3 Credits)
  2. GLID 5522: Modeling Populations & Diseases (3 Credits)
  3. Math 5200: Mathematical & Statistical Computing (3 Credits)
  4. 3-Credit Elective