Curriculum

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Curriculum (72 Credits) - Health Systems and Policy

Students seeking the Ph.D. in health systems and policy 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.

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 P.D. in health systems and policy webpage for a typical course schedule and the order in which courses would be taken for a student in the Ph.D. program.

BIST 0535 - Biometrics Computing (fall)
BIST 0610 - Advanced Regression Methods for Public Health Studies¹ (spring)
BIST 0615 - Categorical Data Analysis (fall)
EPID 0656 - Intermediate Epidemiological Research Methods (fall)
HSAP 0773 - Population Health and Public Policy (fall)
SBHS 0705 - Intermediate Survey Research Methods (spring)
SBHS 0715 - Evaluation and Research Design for Public Health Interventions (fall)
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 health systems and policy webpage for a typical course schedule and the order in which courses would be taken for a student in the Ph.D. program.

HSAP 0615 - Health Care Economics
HSAP 0661 - Health Care Policy
HSAP 0663 - Issues in Private and Public Health Insurance
HSAP 0671 - Topics in Health Systems and Health Care Policy
HSAP elective (3 credits) selected with adviser approval

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.