Curriculum

Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) Curriculum (72 credits) - Social and Behavioral Health Sciences

Students seeking the Dr.P.H. in social and behavioral health sciences 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.

PREREQUISITE COURSES

• PHCO 0505 - Social and Behavioral Health Sciences in Public Health
  
• SBHS 0651 - Health Education Planning and Evaluation
• SBHS 0654 - Modifying Health Behaviors: Theory and Practice

CORE COURSES (12 credits)

• PHCO 0501 - Health Systems and Policy
• PHCO 0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
• PHCO 0503 - Introduction to Environmental Health
• PHCO 0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)

REQUIRED COURSES (15 credits)

• SBHS 0678 - Public Health Communications/Risk Communication
• SBHS 0715 - Evaluation and Research Design for Public Health Interventions
  
• SBHS 0685 - Doctoral Seminar in Health Education and Behavioral Science
• PHEL 0698 - Special Topic for Dr.P.H. Students (1-3 credits)
  
• behavioral science electives (3 credits) selected with adviser approval
  Example: SBHS 9557 - Health Psychology

REQUIRED ANALYTICAL COURSES* (9 credits)

• BIST 0551 - Applied Regression Analysis for Public Health Studies
• SBHS 0705 - Intermediate Survey Research Methods
• analytical elective (3 credits) selected with adviser approval
  Example: BIST 0615 - Categorical Data Analysis

RECOMMENDED PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/IMPLEMENTATION COURSES* (9 credits)

• SBHS 0656 - Social Marketing
• program development/implementation electives (6 credits) selected with adviser approval

REQUIRED PRACTICUM (3 credits)

• PRAC 0705 - Practicum I
  

REQUIRED RESEARCH (24 credits) 

• RESH 0760 - Doctoral Research

All social and behavioral health sciences Dr.P.H. students are expected to engage in program development/evaluation activities with their faculty adviser.

Notes:
*With adviser approval, other courses may satisfy these requirements.