Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) in Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Patrick
Clifford, Ph.D., Doctoral Coordinator
For more information about the concentration of social and behavioral health sciences, please visit: https://sph.rutgers.edu/concentrations/social-behavioral-health-sciences/degrees-drph.html.
At the School of Public Health in New Brunswick
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 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
**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.
Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) Programs 
