Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Department of Health Education and Behavioral Science
Patrick
Clifford, Ph.D., Interim Chair and Doctoral Coordinator
For
more information about the Department of Health Education and Behavioral
Science, please visit: http://sph.rutgers.edu/departments/HEBS/degrees/phd.html.
At the School of Public Health in New Brunswick
The Ph.D.
degree requires a minimum of 72 credits for completion. Candidates for the degree will be
required to pass comprehensive written and oral examinations in major and
minor areas (if applicable), as well as complete and defend original
dissertation research. Through doctoral-level research, the 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 the students will work closely with faculty advisers, students
are responsible for developing research of publishable quality. The curriculum and academic progress of all
doctoral students is monitored by a single doctoral committee. The program is designed to be flexible and
responsive to the needs of individual students. A specific course of study will be selected by the student in
consultation with his or her major faculty adviser and then must be approved by
the doctoral committee. Typical programs
are detailed within the departments offering doctoral degrees, although
individual students may make substitutions with the written approval of the
doctoral committee.
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