Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Public Health - Health Systems and Policy
Kevin Schroth, J.D., Interim Concentration Director
At the School of Public Health in New
Brunswick:
The Ph.D. in public health degree requires a minimum of 72 credits for completion. Candidates for the Ph.D. in public health are required to enroll full time, participate in Doctoral Colloquium each fall and spring semester (Year 1 and 2), attend Ph.D. seminar each fall and spring semester (every year), fulfill a teaching requirement, be immersed in research, complete written and oral qualifying examinations, as well as complete and defend original dissertation research. Ph.D. in public health students complete required and elective coursework during the first year of two years full-time study and then begin their dissertation research in the third year of full-time study after successfully passing the qualifying examination.
Through
doctoral-level research, Ph.D. in public health students will develop expertise on a single
topic, design and implement a research project, integrate and interpret
complex data, and complete a comprehensive dissertation. Students must
plan this carefully. Although students will work closely with faculty
advisers, students bear responsibility for developing research of
publishable quality. The curriculum and academic progress of all doctoral students is monitored by the Research and Doctoral Studies Committee and the Academic Progression Committee.
The Ph.D. in public health - health systems and policy offers doctoral studies specializing in health systems research and policy analysis. The program is designed to provide qualified and motivated students with the analytical and quantitative skills, institutional knowledge, and research experience necessary to become independent and creative scholars.
