PhD in Public Health, Environmental and Global Health concentration

The PhD in Public Health requires a minimum of 90 post-baccalaureate credit hours. These credits will include core public health coursework (15 credits); quantitative methods and statistics (12 credits); professional issues (7 credits); concentration area (35 credits); supervised research (3 credits); supervised teaching (3 credits); and dissertation research (15 credits).

Upon successful completion of all program components, culminating in the dissertation defense, program graduates will be awarded the PhD in Public Health. Examples of places of employment include universities, federal and state government agencies (e.g. Centers for Disease Control, public health departments), health and environmental research firms, and non-profit local, national, and international agencies.


Course Requirements

I. Public Health Core: 15 credits

Credits

*Semester

PHC 6052 Introduction to Biostatistical Methods

3

F

PHC 6001 Principles of Epidemiology

3

F

PHC 6313 Environmental Health Concepts in Public Health

3

F,S online

HSA 6114 Introduction to the US Health Care System

3

F

PHC 6410 Psychological, Behavioral, and Social Issues in Public Health

3

F

II. Quantitative Methods and Statistics: 12 credits

Credits

*Semester

PHC 6053 Regression Methods for the Life Sciences

3

S

PHC 6000 Epidemiology Methods

3

S

Elective

3

Elective

3

III. Concentration Core: 36-38 credits

Credits

*Semester

VME 6602 General Toxicology

3

F,S

PHC 6702 Exposure Measurement and Assessment

3

S

PHC 6937 Health Risk and Crisis Communication

3

ss

VME 6607 Human Health Risk Assessment

4

F

PHC 6762 orPHC 6764 International Public Healthor Global Health and Development I

3

ss

F

PHC 6XXX Environmental and Global Health Journal Club

1

S

PHC 6XXX Research Methods Rotation, setting based on student focus

4

General Elective*

3

General Elective*

3

General Elective*

3

General Elective*

3

Elective Different Area*

3

IV. Professional Issues: 5-7 credits

Credits

*Semester

PHC 6937 Public Health Journal Club

1

F

PHC 6937 Public Health Ethics

1-2

S

PHC 6937 Public Health Grant Writing

2

S, ss

PHC 7XXX Environmental and Global Health Seminar

1

S

V. Supervised Research

PHC 7979 Supervised Research

3

 

VI. Supervised Teaching

PHC 6937 Supervised Teaching in Public Health

2

F-Even

VII. Dissertation Hours

PHC 7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation

15

Total Hours

90

*F=Fall; S=Spring; ss=Summer. Class schedules are subject to change each semester. Students should verify course offerings and contact appropriate department for permission to register prior to registration.

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