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titleGlobal Communicable Diseases Competencies

In addition to the overall Doctor of Philosophy degree competencies, a graduate with a concentration in Global Communicable Diseases will be able to:

  1. Define and formulate a research hypothesis that will provide information aimed at improving the health of individuals and communities with a focus on, but not confined to tropical infectious disease research;
  2. Develop and apply laboratory and field methodologies to test a research hypothesis, including quality assurance/quality control techniques and statistical methods that test the validity and significance of research data;
  3. Demonstrate the oral and writing skills, and experimental design, worthy of defending a dissertation and publication in academic and professional journals;
  4. Work as a productive member of a research team and collaborative in writing research proposals to obtain extramural funding to support research projects; and
  5. Demonstrate ethical considerations in the practice, management and publication of research results

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titleTeaching and Assistantships
   

Teaching

All PhD candidates are required to teach as part of their training. The teaching experiences should include, but not be limited to:

  1. Presentation of seminars;
  2. Assisting with class preparation;
  3. Giving classroom lectures or presentations;
  4. Teaching online courses;
  5. Presentation of research findings at local and /or national meetings

Students entering the doctoral program with significant teaching experience at the University level may have all or part of this requirement waived or substituted by their committee.

Assistantships

The Department has a limited number of assistantships for PhD students. Students should apply to the Global Health Department's Academic Coordinator.

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