<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>I'm thinking of applying to Gerogetown's MSc Biohazardous Threat Agents and Emerging Infectious Diseases Program. I'm really interetsed in the topic, from the biological and policy point of view. After researching the program I'm sure it'd be right for me. My question: Has anyone heared anything about it/applied/is doing it? It seems to be quite a small and new program and thus I couldn't find a lot of info except for the stuff on their website.</p>
<p>Also looked for similar program but couldn't find any. Anyone any ideas?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I briefly met somone who completed the program and is now pursuing her Ph.D. in food safety and security. It is definitely interdisciplinary and has a policy slant in the curriculum. I didn't discuss it with her in detail but she had only good things to say about Georgetown and the program.</p>
<p>That sounds great! Thany you!</p>
<p>Does anyone on here do a degree realted to immunology, virologoy, biohazards? I'd love to hear more about it!</p>
<p>I'm graduating in a couple months with a bachelors in cell and molecular biology and going to graduate school for chronic disease epidemiology in the fall. I also worked a couple summers ago as a researcher in Kansas on a policy analysis project with international disease management for bovine spongiform encephalopathy. I guess I am interested in medicine and public health studies, but also concerned about the policy and regulation that affects their efficacy. I was also considering applying to Georgetown's MS biohazards program but ultimately decided that I preferred a more public health oriented program. I think that if you want to work for the government (CDC, NIH, USDA, among others), biosafety is an increasing area of concern and job prospects should be pretty good. I think whether the program is right for you depends on what are you interested in - if biohazards exclusively, then yes. UChicago also has a biohazards masters which is similar but more focused on response to threats. Other options for a masters (that are more general) include public health/health administration (MPH, MHA, MHS, MS) or perhaps policy studies/public administration, international affairs (MPP, MPA, MIA, MA).</p>