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Public Health - Ph.D. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

 MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (25 credits)
Course Title Credits
Prerequisites
BST 52019 Biostatistics in Public Health 4
EHS 52018 Environmental Health Concepts in Public Health 3
EPI 52017 Fundamentals of Public Health Epidemiology 3
HPM 52016 Public Health Administration 3
Core Courses - Research Tools
BST 83014 Applied Regression Analysis of Public Health Data 3
EPI 72028 Methods of Evidence Based Public Health 3
HPM 72030 Grant Writing in Public Health 1 3
SBS 50020 Social and Behavioral Science Theories 3
 CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (66 credits)
Epidemiology (66)
Health Policy and Management (66)
Prevention Science (66)
MINIMUM TOTAL 91
  1. Instructor permission required.

Epidemiology Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (66 credits)
Course Title Credits
Content Specific Method Courses
BST 83012 Survival Analysis in Public Health 3
EPI 73026 Design and Implementation of Health Surveys 3
EPI 73034 Longitudinal Data Analysis 3
EPI 80191 Variable Content Seminar in Epidemiology 3
EPI 83017 Epidemiological Analysis 3
Content Specific Courses
Choose from the following: 9
BST 83013 Experimental Designs in Public Health Research (3)  
EPI 73024 Emerging Issues in Chronic Disease Epidemiology (3)  
EPI 73025 Emerging Issues in Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3)  
EPI 73027 Biological Basis of Public Health (3)  
EPI 73029 Public Health Surveillance Systems (3)  
EPI 73033 Environmental Epidemiology (3)  
EPI 80195 Special Topics (1-3)  
EPI 80198 Directed Research in Epidemiology (1-15)  
Content Related Electives 12
Content related elective courses should be selected by the student with a faculty advisor, depending upon the student's research interest. It may occur within the College of Public Health or in  other disciplines outside the college.
Dissertation
EPI 80199 Dissertation I 1 30
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 66
  1. Each doctoral candidate, upon admission to candidacy, must register for EPI 80199 Dissertation I for a total of 30 hours. It is expected that a doctoral candidate will continuously register for Dissertation I, and thereafter EPI 80299 Dissertation II, each semester, including summer, until all requirements for the degree have been met.

 


Health Policy and Management Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (66 credits)
Course Title Credits
Content Specific Method Courses
EPI
EPI		 73026
83017		 Design and Implementation of Health Surveys     or
Epidemiological Analysis		 3
EPI 73029 Public Health Surveillance Systems 3
HPM 73031 Public Health Policy Analysis 3
Content Specific Courses
HPM 72015 Emerging Issues in Public Health Policy and Management 3
HPM 73021 Health Care Finance 3
HPM 73022 Strategic Management of Public Health Organizations 3
HPM 81000 Public Health Law and Regulation 3
HPM 80198 Directed Research in Health Policy and Management  3
Content Related Electives 12
Content related elective courses should be selected by the student with a faculty advisor, depending upon the student's research interest. It may occur within the College of Public Health or in  other disciplines outside the college.
Dissertation
HPM 80199 Dissertation I 1 30
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 66
  1. Each doctoral candidate, upon admission to candidacy, must register for HPM 80199 Dissertation I for a total of 30 hours. It is expected that a doctoral candidate will continuously register for Dissertation I, and thereafter HPM 80299 Dissertation II, each semester, including summer, until all requirements for the degree have been met.

 

 

Prevention Science Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (66 credits)
Course Title Credits
Content Specific Method Courses
BST 73010 Qualitative Methods for Public Health Research 3
Choose from the following: 6
BST 83013 Experimental Designs in Public Health Reserach (3)  
EPI 73026 Design and Implementation of Health Surveys (3)  
EPI 73029 Public Health Surveillance Systems (3)  
Content Specific Courses
SBS 73018 Theories of Prevention Science I 3
SBS 73019 Theories of Prevention Science II 3
SBS 73020 Advanced Methods in Prevention Science 3
SBS 80100 Emerging Issues in Prevention Science 3
SBS 80198 Directed Research in Prevention Science 3
Content Related Electives 12
Content related elective courses should be selected by the student with a faculty advisor, depending upon the student's research interest. It may occur within the College of Public Health or in  other disciplines outside the college.
Dissertation
SBS 80199 Dissertation I 1 30
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 66
  1. Each doctoral candidate, upon admission to candidacy, must register for SBS 80199 Dissertation I for a total of 30 hours. It is expected that a doctoral candidate will continuously register for Dissertation I, and thereafter SBS 80299 Dissertation II, each semester, including summer, until all requirements for the degree have been met.