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Work with your Faculty Advisor to decide which courses you need to take

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titleUSF and College Catalogs

The requirements for your degree program are contained in the USF catalog for the year you start your degree. When a new catalog is released subsequently, you have the choice of following the new catalog or the one you started with. The USF Graduate School has current and archived catalogs for all USF degrees and programs, available at this link: http://www.grad.usf.edu/catalog.php.

There is also a College catalog, although the USF Catalog has precedence. Current and archived College catalogs are available here: College of Public Health Catalog

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titlePrior Learning Documentation

Marcia Conner: "In what is known as the 70/20/10 learning concept, 70% of learning and development takes place from real-life and on-the-job experiences, tasks, and problem solving, 20% of the time development comes from other people through informal or formal feedback, mentoring, or coaching, and10% of learning and development comes from formal training.”  

 Our philosophy in the DrPH program is consistent with this quote. We know that you bring a myriad of knowledge, skills, and experience with you to our program. If you are fully prepared in an area, there is no need for you to take a course covering what you already know and do. However, you must establish this by providing convincing documentation substantiating your knowledge, skills, and experience. Any transfers, substitutions, or waivers must be approved by your Faculty Advisor.

 

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titleCourse Transfers

You can transfer up to 40% of the DrPH degree program from courses taken in other degree programs, or as a non-degree student. If you took those courses at USF prior to the DrPH degree, they still must be transferred in. First, you must follow a college-internal process for course transfer approval, and once approved, you must follow a USF process to get credit for those courses towards your degree.

Any transferred courses have to be completed with a B grade, and the pre-requisite core courses cannot be transferred into the program.

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titleCOPH Transfer Process

The process for getting your transfer courses approved is explained on the DrPH Course Transfer form: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/DrPH-Course-Transfer-Form.docx. If your advisor approves, you can transfer courses to meet the core requirements, or you can transfer courses into the focus area. You have to fill out this form for each course you desire to transfer, and attach supporting documentation if required:

  • If you are transferring in the focus area, they will be approved if your Faculty Advisor agrees, but no justification of competencies or learning outcomes is required.
  • If you are transferring into the core requirements, you must follow the process for showing that the courses you took included similar competencies and learning objectives as the required course.

Note: You can transfer in more than one course to meet the requirements of one course if needed.

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titleUSF Transfer Process

All courses approved for transfer to USF must be submitted to USF on the following form: http://www.grad.usf.edu/inc/linked-files/transfer_course.pdf. You have to submit official transcripts to USF in order to have transfer courses processed by them, unless the courses were taken at USF.

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titleCourse Substitutions

The process for documenting that you are substituting a different course at USF for one of the required courses is explained on the DrPH Course Substitution form: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/DrPH-Course-Substitution-Form.docx. You can substitute another course for a required course if your advisor approves, and the course meets the broad competencies outlined on the Table of Competencies and Courses found here: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/DrPH-Table-of-Competencies-&-Courses.docx.

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titleCourse Waivers

The process for waiving a required course is explained on the DrPH Prior Learning form: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/DrPH-Prior-Learning-Waiver-Form.docx. You can waive a course if your advisor approves, and you can document, with evidence, that you have any combination of experience or learning that meets all of the competencies and learning outcomes of the required course you want to waive.

 

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is granted in recognition of high attainment in a specified field of knowledge. It is a research degree and is not conferred solely upon the earning of credit or the completion of courses. It is granted after the student has shown proficiency and distinctive achievement in a specific field, has demonstrated the ability to do original, independent investigation, and has presented these findings with a high degree of literary skill in a dissertation. This degree requires a minimum of 90 credits beyond the baccalaureate degree.

Mission

The mission of the program of studies for the Doctor of Philosophy degree is to prepare public health professionals to make substantive contributions to public health inquiry and practice.

(also see the USF Graduate School Catalog at http://www.grad.usf.edu/catalog.php)

 

 

A Doctor of Philosophy graduate will be able to:

 Scientific Knowledge and Theory

  1. Critically evaluate and use scientific theories and frameworks relevant to public health.
  2. Synthesize knowledge from a broad range of disciplines in public health.

Research

  1. Critically analyze research literature.
  2. Develop testable hypotheses for independent research.
  3. Design and carry out original research that contributes to the knowledge base in public health.
  4. Demonstrate mastery of methods of data collection and analysis.
  5. Apply a set of ethical standards in the conduct and dissemination of research.
  6. Work as an effective research team member.
  7. Prepare scholarly publications and deliver oral presentations.
  8. Be cognizant of appropriate funding sources for research.
  9. Develop grant writing skills.

Teaching

  1. Demonstrate ability to teach a university level course using current pedagogical techniques.
  2. Demonstrate communication skills that facilitate learning by others in formal and informal settings.