As of today, I have now completed 7 of 10 required courses for my MPH degree!  This morning was our final in Epidemiology 2 and our next course starts on April 6th.  Since beginning the program in September 2008, I have finished these classes

• Epidemiology 1
• Biostatistics 1
• Decision Analysis
• Clinical Trials
• Health Behavioral Methods
• Biostatistics 2
• Epidemiology 2

Next month I take Program & Policy Evaluation.    For descriptions of my courswork, see here.  So, what did I learn in Epi 2?  Well, we learn about study designs that are not randomized controlled trials – their benefits and advantages.  It was very interesting.  I am feeling a bit euphoric though — the coursework phase is ending soon and I get to transition to doing my actual research project pretty soon. 

I know this is more statistics related, but here is a cartoon from xkcd