Epidemiology
Are you interested in the basic mechanisms that underlie health and disease? Do you want to learn how to examine their occurrences and determinants in contexts such as clinical practice and healthcare policy? Are you interested in pursuing or developing your career as an epidemiological researcher or policy adviser in public health or clinical medicine? Then Epidemiology could be just the programme for you. Read more >
Fast facts
- strong focus on research with a broad scope of applied research
- study causes and determinants of disease
- in the context of public health and clinical practice
- 1-year full-time or 2-year part-time, taught in English
- study load per week - full-time: 40 hours, approx 13 contact hours and 27 hours of group/independent study / part-time: 20 hours, approx 6-7 contact hours and 11-13 hours of group/independent study
- starts in September
- admission deadlines available under 'Admission & registration'

Ask a student
Meet Gábor: the student ambassador for the master's in Epidemiology.
On his Instagram account he shares his study programme experiences, moments of his life in Maastricht, and much more. Follow him to get a sneak peek of your possible future!
Also, if you have questions about the programme and/or about (student) life in Maastricht, don't hesitate to get in touch with Gábor by sending him a DM via his Instagram page; he's happy to help you with your study choice, as previous student ambassadors helped him with his.
I like to raise awareness about sustainable lifestyle to improve people’s overall health
To work for the World Health Organization contributing to high-quality policies
Our research into prevention of certain diseases will make this world a better place.
In this master I learn about research and applying the results of that research at the same time.
As an epidemiologist you have the potential to improve people’s everyday life
During my internship I’m doing original research on autism. I didn’t know anybody when I moved to Maastricht, but everyone was eager to meet new people and become friends
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