Students may take other classes on campus if approved by the Ph.D. Program Coordinator or their Research Advisor.
Ph.D. Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ are expected to complete degree training within four to five years. Degree requirements include:
Foundational Public Health Learning Objectives
The four courses indicated below are offered through the School of Community and Public Health Sciences, but Ph.D. Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ may transfer in equivalent coursework, or courses that demonstrate mastery of the 12 foundational public health learning objectives.
- PUBH 510 Introduction to Epidemiology
- PUBH 520 Fundamentals of Biostatistics
- PUBH 540 Social and Behavioral Sciences
- PUBH 560 Environmental and Rural Health
Core Courses
The following core courses are required of all Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ in the Ph.D. program:
- PUBH 525 Multi-cultural Public Health (3 cr. Fall)
- BMED 605 Biomedical Research Ethics (1 cr. Spring)*
- Statistics and programming course requirements - Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ have two options:
- STAT 451 & 457 Statistical Methods I (4 cr. Fall) and STAT 452 & 458 Statistical Methods II (4 cr. Spring), or
- PUBH 520 Fundamentals of Biostatistics (3 cr. Fall and Spring) and PUBH 610 Data Science and Research Methods Using R (3 cr. Fall, alternating years)
- PUBH 620 Advanced Quantitative Methods I (3 cr. Fall, alternating years)
- PUBH 621 Advanced Quantitative Methods II (3 cr. Spring, alternating years)
- PUBH 640 Qualitative Research Methods (3 cr. Spring, alternating years)
- PUBH 612 Neuroepidemiology (3 cr. Spring, alternating years)***
- PUBH 613 Spatial Epidemiology (3 cr. Fall, alternating years)***
- PUBH 614 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (3 cr. Spring, alternating years)***
- PUBH 615 Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control (3 cr. Fall, alternating years)***
- PUBH 694 Seminar (3 cr.)**
- PUBH 690/699 Research/Dissertation (15 cr.)
*Or equivalent. May be waived if student had a prior graduate level ethics course.
**Student enrolls in 1 credit for each semester when presenting Informational Seminar, Research Progress Update, and Final Dissertation Presentation.
***Students select two specialty epidemiology courses.
Elective Courses
Ph.D. Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ will take at least four of the following courses, according to research interest:
- PUBH 515: Public Health Genetics
- PUBH 545: Issues in Maternal & Child Health
- PUBH 600: Research Rotations
- PUBH 692: Independent Study
- PUBH 591: Indoor Environmental Quality Management
- PSCI 503: Policy Analysis
- PSCI 504: Organization Theory
- ACTG 509: Financial Rptg & Control
- PSCI 525: Strategic Planning & Leadership
- CHMY 541: Environmental Chemistry
- BIOS 534: Integrated Systems Ecology
- ENST 510: Native American Environmental Issues
- ENST 513: Natural Resource Conflict Resolution
- HHP 544: Community-Based Participatory Research Methods for Health
- HHP 540: Community Health Promotion Strategies
- SW 465: Social Work in a Global Context
- COMX 425: Communication in Health Organizations
- COMX 485: Communication and Health
- COMX 575: Seminar in Rhetoric and Environmental Controversy
- AHHS 430: Health Aspects of Aging
- SOCI 563: Social Data Analysis
- GYD 520: Critical Issues in Helping
- ANTY 426: Culture, Health and Healing
- ANTY 433: Indigenous Global Health and Healing
- COMX 415: Intercultural Communication
- PSCI 463: Development Administration
- PSCI 431: Politics of Global Migration
Proposed Plan of Study for Ph.D. in Public Health
Year 1
- Core course work
- Research rotations
- Selection of research advisor
- Selection of advisory committee
- Approval of Plan of Study
Year 2
- Completion of core and elective course work
- Informational Seminar
- Research
Year 3
- Approval of Research Proposal
- Research Progress Seminar
- Comprehensive Exam
- Research
Year 4/5
- Dissertation research
- Dissertation Presentation Seminar
- Dissertation Defense
- Preparation of manuscript submissions