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Welcome to the PhD Program at the College of Public Health!
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The PhD Program
The DrPH prepares advanced practice professionals for leadership roles in practice‐based settings such as health departments, non‐profit organizations, health services, international agencies, and community‐based organizations. Accordingly, the emphasis of the DrPH is placed on fostering advanced expertise and leadership in developing, implementing, and evaluating evidence‐based public health practice.
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The mission of the DrPH degree is to prepare practitioners for leadership, management, and advocacy in public health practice, through a scientific, interdisciplinary approach to understanding and solving public health problems in the public and private sectors, the United States, and worldwide. This mission relates directly to the University of South Florida mission, which includes creating a community of learners together with significant and sustainable university‐community partnerships and collaborations, as well as designing, strengthening and building sustainable healthy communities and improving quality of life. |
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DrPH core training is comprised of three curriculum clusters containing seven curricular domains (43 credits): - Cluster 1: Advocacy, Leadership, Communication, and Community and Cultural Orientation
- Cluster 2: Management, Professionalism and Ethics
- Cluster 3: Critical Analysis
The DrPH also includes a Focus Area (29 credits), which is either a specialization that the student brings from a prior degree, or a new specialization that the student develops during the DrPH degree. DrPH advanced training is comprised of the following culminating activities (18 credits): - Collaboration with senior public health practitioners through a practice-based specialized field study designed to develop both leadership and advanced practice skills.
- Verification of DrPH core knowledge through a qualifying examination administered by the student's dissertation committee.
- Completion of a practice-based dissertation that addresses, generates, interprets and/or evaluates knowledge applicable to public health practice.
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The DrPH requires 90 semester hours beyond the baccalaureate degree. Candidates who have an MPH or equivalent degree prior to admission will be able to transfer coursework beyond the MPH core into the DrPH core courses or focus area. Please see the section on DrPH Competencies and Prior Learning for further information. Per university guidelines, all requirements for the doctoral degree must be completed within 7 calendar years from the student’s date of admission for doctoral study. Within this time frame, the student must complete all required coursework, complete the field study, pass the qualifying examination, be admitted to doctoral candidacy, and complete the dissertation requirement. |
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The USF College of Public Health DrPH degree is completed through distance‐learning (fall, spring, and summer semesters) in addition to on‐campus learning via the on-campus DrPH Institute. This combination of program delivery formats allows working professionals to broaden their grasp of public health management, practice, and research, without interrupting their careers. If a DrPH student lives near the USF campus, they are welcome to take any courses on-campus as well as online. |
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The University of South Florida is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of College and Schools (SACS). The College of Public Health degree programs are fully accredited by the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH). |
The DrPH Guidebook
This DrPH Guidebook has four sections, linked below and on the upper left of this page. Follow these four steps to work through your program.
Each DrPH Guidebook page will have this link at the bottom to allow you to come back to this home page and access the menu:
Get Assistance
Navigating your DrPH experience can be challenging at times, and we are here to help. This guidebook walks you through the basic steps from your first semester to graduation. Please reach out to us with any questions you have.
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- Director of DrPH program: You can contact Dr. Kate Wolfe-Quintero at kwolfequ@health.usf.edu or (813) 974-5241.
- Assistant Director of Professional Programs: You can contact Somer Burke at sburke@health.usf.edu or (813) 974-6606.
- Office of Academic and Student Affairs:
- Admissions: Please go to our Prospective Students page to request an appointment with an advisor.
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All COPH and USF forms that you will need are located on this page: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/forms.html |
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Please go to this link for information on a variety of student resources available to you as a student of USF: Student Resources |
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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 55 credits post-masters. The mission of the programs of study for the Doctor of Philosophy degree is to prepare public health professionals to make substantive contributions to public health inquiry and practice.
Students should acquire the skills to create and disseminate knowledge, and also to lead, collaborate with and teach others in various public health academic, research and field settings. Therefore, the foundation of a strong PhD program in public health includes:
- Capable, ethical and scholarly faculty to mentor students in their area of interest,
- The potential for financial assistance/funding of doctoral student research and teaching,
- Availability of courses in students area of interest, Students who have the academic and professional potential to achieve the doctoral competencies,
- Students who are ethical, scholarly representatives of the profession and the school,
- The availability of meaningful professional development activities, and
- Opportunities for students to participate in activities.
- Competencies are met by successfully completing a doctoral committee approved plan of academic study and research, and documented professional and other scholarly experiences.
Admission information can be found on our Graduate Admissions page.
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Due to the planned consolidation during the summer of 2020, of the University of South Florida, the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, and the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, into a single university with a fully aligned and integrated curriculum and a single set of academic policies and procedures, any undergraduate or graduate student who matriculates at one of the three USF institutions on or after May 18, 2020, will adhere to the curricula, policies, and procedures described in the 2020-21 USF undergraduate or graduate catalog, respectively. |
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These PhD Guidelines present the USF Office of Graduate Studies policies. The College of Public Health may impose stricter guidelines, policies and procedures as determined by each concentration. It is the responsibility of the student to review and follow the specific guidelines with their concentration chairs, major professor and committee members. Additional USF policies, not found in these guidelines, may be found at www.grad.usf.edu/policies.php or at www.grad.usf.edu/catalog.php. |
Steps to Success
- Getting Started
- Learning about /wiki/spaces/COPHHB/pages/16743073952 and where to find /wiki/spaces/COPHHB/pages/16766959661 information
- Knowing deadlines and where to find Program of Study, /wiki/spaces/COPHHB/pages/16774597188, and frequently asked questions
- Keeping your degree on track and in good standing:
- Advisors and Committees
- Qualifying Exam
- Proposal and Dissertation
- Learn about Student Organizations
- Meet with the Doctoral Training Office the term before you graduate and review your status
- Early during the semester you plan to graduate you should register for /wiki/spaces/COPHHB/pages/16760340862
- Participate in the COPH graduation celebration, the USF Health graduation ceremony, and join our USF and COPH alumni communities
Degree and Concentration Information
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Getting Assistance
The Office of Doctoral Training is here to help. You can reach us at cophdoctoral@usf.edu. We are located at the College of Public Health in the Chiles Center.
For Admissions, please go to our Prospective Students page. Contact preadmissions@usf.edu for admissions information or to request an appointment with an admissions advisor. |
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DisclaimerThis version of the DrPH Guidebook PhD Guidebook is the official version of the USF College of Public Health Guidebook for the DrPH the PhD degree effective for the current catalog. This is a subset of and supplement to the USF Graduate Catalog. If there are conflicts between the two documents , the USF Graduate Catalog prevails. The College of Public Health reserves the right to change its rules, courses, and requirements from time to time and to make all such changes applicable to all students, whether new or continuing, when in its sole judgment such changes are deemed necessary. To view the complete USF Graduate Catalog, go to: http:// www.grad.usf.edu/catalog.asp; for php; to view overarching USF regulations and policies , go tohttp:// regulationspolicies.usf.edu/. |
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