Doctor of Public Health (Dr. P.H.) Curriculum (48 credits) - Leadership, Practice, and Research
Students seeking the Dr.P.H. in leadership, practice, and research degree must complete a minimum of 48 credits, a practice experience, and defend a dissertation. Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.
REQUIRED LEADERSHIP COURSES (9 credits)
- UGPH 0711 - Leadership and Management I: Organizations Contributing to Public Health
- UGPH 0715 - Leadership and Management II: Organizations Contributing to Public Health
- UGPH 0723 - Leadership and Management III: Organizations Contributing to Public Health
REQUIRED QUANTITATIVE/QUALITATIVE METHODS COURSES (15 credits)
- BIST 0714 - Intermediate Biostatistics
- EPID 0721 - Using Public Health Surveillance to Assess Public Health Needs
- HBSP 0722 - Mixed Methods Research for Public Health
- UGPH 0716 - Evaluation and Evidence for Public Health
- HBSP 0726 - Intermediate Survey Research Methods
REQUIRED POLICY AND PRACTICE COURSES (12 credits)
- HBSP 0713 - Public Health Ethics and Law
- HBSP 0725 - Effectively Teaching and Training Adults
- UGPH 0712 - Creating Interventions for Impact
- UGPH 0724 - Policy, Power, and Advancing Public Health
QUALIFYING EXAM (0 credits) - written and oral
PRAC 0730 - Dr.P.H. APPLIED PRACTICE EXPERIENCE (3 credits)
PRAC 0740 - DR.P.H. DOCTORAL RESEARCH PROJECT (9 credits)
OTHER CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
Transferred courses will not be accepted unless the transferred
courses were taken at a doctoral level, are equivalent to the required
Dr.P.H. in leadership, practice, and research coursework, and meet the
school's transfer credit policy.
A student who does not have an M.P.H. degree from a Council on Education
for Public Health-accredited school or program of public health will
also need to complete the coursework equivalent to the Postbaccalaureate
Certificate in Population Health. The Postbaccalaureate Certificate in
Population Health (15 credits) must be taken before the Dr.P.H.
coursework and must be completed prior to sitting for the Dr.P.H.
qualifying exam.
