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Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Public COPH Department: Global Health
ConcentrationsConcentration: Global Communicable Diseases (TCD)
COPH Department: Global Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health
The Department of Global Health's Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program is offered through the Global Communicable Disease track. Graduates of the doctoral program will be qualified to conduct fundamental and applied research in identification, evaluation and prevention of tropical and communicable diseases. The Department offers a distinguished teaching and research program which provides a sound basis for doctoral study. Please review individual faculty web pages for an overview of faculty research interests.
Program of Study
The courses in your program of study can be found below, for your reference. Note: You may choose a program of study that corresponds to the academic year of your admission or any year thereafter. Please see the guidelines below.
| Program of Study by Year: | 2015/16 and previous years |
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| Plan of Study by Year: | 2015/16 and previous years |
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The student's plan of study will include the following components:
Prerequisites: The doctoral committee or the department may require prerequisites. A student who has a master's degree may be required to take those public health courses which have not been included in previous master's study. These courses are not included in the minimum number of hours a student needs to complete the PhD and are expected to be completed early in the course of study. Doctoral student will be required to take a more advanced biostatistics course than PHC 6050.
Tools of Research: Before a student becomes eligible to take the doctoral comprehensive qualifying examination, two of the "Tools of Research" selected and approved by the student's Doctoral Committee must be completed. Courses taken to fulfill "Tools of Research" requirements may not be credited toward the 90 SH requirement for the PhD degree. The "Tools of Research" requirement is interpreted broadly to allow the inclusion of a wide range of skills competencies relevant to the candidate's area of study. Suggested topics include foreign language, advanced courses in Computer Science, (Bio) Statistics, special practical training complimentary to the student's area of research and other appropriate courses. The Doctoral Committee will state clearly what is required, how it will be met, in what way it is appropriate for the student's course of study, as well as how proficiency/competency will be evaluated.
Seminars: Doctoral students will be expected to participate in the department's Interdisciplinary Conferences and shall present at least twice during their course of study. All doctoral students take a minimum of three semester (one credit per semester) of a college wide Advanced Interdisciplinary Seminar in Public Health (PHC 7931).
Required Course Work: The courses and number of credit hours required are defined by the doctoral committee and may include course work from another department or college. There must be a minimum of 13 credits beyond at the 7000 level. Generally, the doctoral degree requires a minimum of 90 credits beyond the bachelor's degree. "Tools of Research" and Public Health Core Courses are not included in this 90 credit requirement. The doctoral committee shall delineate in the plan of study the number of credits accepted from previous master(s) degree which will not exceed a maximum of 30.
Courses | Credits |
Core Courses | 9 |
Advanced Interdisciplinary Seminar | 3 |
Advanced Biostatistics Course | 3 |
Required courses for concentration area or equivalent | 12 |
Required doctoral level courses (7000 level) | 13 |
Elective Courses | |
Directed Research | |
Dissertation (minimum) | 18 |
Evidence of teaching proficiency | |
Tools of research (2 areas) | |
Minimum Credits: Additional coursework beyond 90 credits may be required of the student as specified in the plan of study | 90 |
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