Curriculum

Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) Curriculum (72 credits) - Epidemiology

Students seeking the Dr.P.H. in epidemiology degree must complete a minimum of 72 credits of academic work with an average grade of B or better. Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.

PREREQUISITES

BIST 0535 - Biometrics Computing (or equivalent)
completed an M.P.H. degree

CORE COURSES (15 credits)

PHCO 0501 - Health Systems and Policy
PHCO 0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
PHCO 0503 - Introduction to Environmental Health
PHCO 0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
PHCO 0505 - Social and Behavioral Health Sciences in Public Health

REQUIRED COURSES (30 credits)

EPID 0552 - Infectious Disease Epidemiology
EPID 0652 - Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases
EPID 0656 - Intermediate Epidemiologic Research Methods
EPID 0657 - Applied Methods in Epidemiologic Research
BIST 0551 - Applied Regression and Analysis for Public Health Studies
BIST 0615 - Categorical Data Analysis
PHEL 0698 - Special Topic for Dr.P.H. Students
URHA 0608 - Leadership for Nonprofit Sector

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SHBS 0705- Intermediate Survey Research Methods
EPID 0621 - Survey Research Methods Questionnaire Design

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SBHS 0682 - Evaluation Research Methods
HSAP 0617 - Health Services Research and Evaluation

REQUIRED PRACTICUM (3 Credits)

PRAC 0705 - Practicum Experience

REQUIRED RESEARCH (24 credits)

RESH 0760 - Doctoral Research

**UPDATE** Please note we are not accepting applications to the Dr.P.H. degree program for the 2018-2019 academic year as we revise the Dr.P.H. curriculum. The Ph.D. degree program is accepting applications and we expect to reopen admissions for the Dr.P.H. degree program in the 2019-2020 academic year.