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The student is ready for the dissertation process after successful completion of the qualifying examination and advancement to candidacy. The student is required to complete a minimum of six credits in PHC 7980 while working on the dissertation, and must enroll in at least two credits in the semester of graduation. Up to three credits of directed research can be utilized towards the dissertation credits, so long as the student meets the total number of credits required to graduate. The DrPH dissertation is practice-based, which means the dissertation project must address, generate, interpret and/or evaluate knowledge applicable to public health practice. Students may submit a traditional dissertation, although we encourage students to produce a manuscript-based dissertation to increase their professional profile. All students must follow the University's "Guidelines for Dissertations and Theses" Found at http://www.grad.usf.edu/thesis.php. 

Format

The Dissertation must conform one of two available formats

Option 1 ‐ traditional format inclusive of:

Part I: Preliminary Pages

Title Page
Dedication (optional page) Acknowledgments (optional page) Table of Contents
List of Tables (if applicable)
List of Figures (if applicable) Abstract

Part II: Text (divided by chapter or section headings)

Part III:

References / Bibliography

 Appendices Title Page

Appendix Sections (if applicable)

Part IV: About the Author (required for dissertations)

Option 2 –– collection of articles/papers instead of chapters. References may be at the end of each section or at the end of the entire document. Copyright permissions (if applicable) must be noted on the Acknowledgements page.

Part I:

Preliminary Pages

Title Page

Dedication (optional page)
Acknowledgments and copyright permission (if applicable) Table of Contents
Abstract

Part II: Collection of Articles/Papers

Part III: References / Bibliography 

 Appendices Title Page

Appendix Sections (if applicable)