Curriculum

Doctor of Public Health (Dr. P.H.) Curriculum (48 credits) - Leadership, Practice, and Research

Students seeking the Dr.P.H. in Leadership, Practice, and Research degree must complete a minimum of 48 credits of academic work with a minimum GPA of at least 3.2 overall; earn no more than nine (9) credits bearing grades less than B; and complete the degree requirements within seven years. Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.

REQUIRED LEADERSHIP COURSES (9 credits)

UGPH 0711 - Leadership and Management I: Organizations Contributing to Public Health
UGPH 0715 - Leadership and Management II: Organizations Contributing to Public Health
UGPH 0723 - Leadership and Management III: Organizations Contributing to Public Health

REQUIRED QUANTITATIVE/QUALITATIVE METHODS COURSES (15 credits)

BIST 0714 - Intermediate Biostatistics
EPID 0721 - Using Public Health Surveillance to Assess Public Health Needs
HBSP 0722 - Mixed Methods Research for Public Health
UGPH 0716 - Evaluation and Evidence for Public Health
HBSP 0726 - Intermediate Survey Research Methods

REQUIRED POLICY AND PRACTICE COURSES (12 credits)

HBSP 0713 - Public Health Ethics and Law
HBSP 0725 - Effectively Teaching and Training Adults
UGPH 0712 - Creating Interventions for Impact
UGPH 0724 - Policy, Power, and Advancing Public Health

QUALIFYING EXAM (0 credits) - written and oral

OTHER REQUIREMENTS (12 credits)

PRAC 0730 - Dr.P.H. APPLIED PRACTICE EXPERIENCE (3 credits)
PRAC 0740 - DR.P.H. DOCTORAL RESEARCH PROJECT [Integrative Learning Experience] (9 credits)
Complete Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) online training on Human Subject Research Protections (For Students Enrolled Fall 2024 and After)

Total: 48 credits*

*A student who does not have a Master of Public Health degree from a Council on Education for Public Health-accredited school or program of public health, will be required to complete the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Population Health coursework. The 15 credit Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Population Health must be taken before starting the DrPH coursework. Transfer credits are not permitted.

OTHER CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS

Transferred courses will not be accepted unless the transferred courses were taken at a doctoral level, are equivalent to the required Dr.P.H. in leadership, practice, and research coursework, and meet the school's transfer credit policy. A student who does not have an M.P.H. degree from a Council on Education for Public Health-accredited school or program of public health will also need to complete the coursework equivalent to the Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Population Health. The Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Population Health (15 credits) must be taken before the Dr.P.H. coursework and must be completed prior to sitting for the Dr.P.H. qualifying exam.