Overview

The Dr.P.H. degree requires a minimum of 72 credit hours for completion. Candidates for the degree will be required to pass comprehensive written and oral examinations as well as complete and defend original dissertation research. In addition, the Dr.P.H. requires students to complete a practicum. 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 the Doctoral Committee.