Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Curriculum (72 Credits) - Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Students seeking the Ph.D. in social and behavioral health sciences degree must complete a
minimum
of 72 credits of academic work with a minimum GPA of least 3.2 overall and a 3.2 in the set of required courses specified by their concentration; earn no more than 9 credits bearing grades less than B; and complete the degree requirements within nine years. Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.
PREREQUISITE COURSES
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PHCO 0505 - Social and Behavioral Health Sciences in Public Health
PUBLIC HEALTH CORE COURSES (9 credits)
M.P.H. from an accredited school or program meets public health core
requirements. PHCO 0502 and PHCO 0504 must be completed before Year 1, fall semester (e.g., online summer before) if student does not have
graduate-level coursework in these two areas.
- PHCO 0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
- PHCO 0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
- PHCO 0512 - Public Health Foundations (available in spring 2019)
REQUIRED COURSES (24 credits)
Students should review the Course Descriptions for specific information about prerequisites required for required courses. Please see the Ph.D. in social and behavioral health sciences webpage for a typical course schedule and the
order in which courses would be taken for a student in the Ph.D.
program.
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BIST 0535 - Biometrics Computing (fall)
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BIST 0610 - Advanced Regression Methods for Public Health Studies1 (spring)
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BIST 0615 - Categorical Data Analysis (fall)
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EPID 0656 -
Intermediate Epidemiological Research Methods (fall)
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HSAP 0773 - Population Health and Public Policy (fall)
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SBHS 0705 - Intermediate Survey Research Methods (spring)
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SBHS 0715 - Evaluation and Research Design for Public Health Interventions (fall)
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NEW - Theories and Models for Public Health (under development)
REQUIRED SPECIALIZATION COURSES (15 credits)
Students should review the
Course Descriptions for specific information about prerequisites required for required courses. Please see the Ph.D. in social and behavioral health sciences
webpage for a typical course schedule and the
order in which courses would be taken for a student in the Ph.D.
program.
- SBHS 0678 - Health Communication/Risk Communication
- Behavioral Science electives (6 credits) selected with adviser approval
Example: EPID 0637 - Social Epidemiology - Analytical electives (6 credits) selected with adviser approval
Example: UGPH 0605 - Qualitative Research Methods
REQUIRED RESEARCH (24 credits)
- RESH 0700 - Doctoral Colloquium2 (0 credits)
- RESH 0760 - Doctoral Research (21 credits)
- RESH 0760 - Doctoral Research: Dissertation Proposal Seminar (3 credits)
All Ph.D. students are expected to engage in research activities with their faculty adviser.
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