Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) - Department of Health Systems and Policy
Alan Monheit, Ph.D., Chair and Doctoral Coordinator
For more information about the Department of
Health Systems and Policy, please visit: http://sph.rutgers.edu/departments/HSAP/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
bear responsibility 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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