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Degree Pathway for the Doctor of Science in Public Health - Epidemiology

Degree Pathway for Doctor of Science in Public Health


Required Core Courses
Course #Course NameCredits
Total 13
PUBH.5010Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health3
PUBH.6090Work in Progress Seminar1
PUBH.6750Introduction to Manuscript Writing3
XXXX.XXXXResearch Methods Course*
3
XXXX.XXXXResearch Methods Course*3
*See List A of approved courses. Other courses will be considered with coordinator's approval.

Required Epidemiology Courses
Course #Course NameCredits
Total15
PUBH.5750Epidemiology and Biostatistics3
PUBH.5760Biostatistical Programming3
PUBH.5770Biostatistics for Health Data3
PUBH.6820Applied Epidemiology Methods3
PUBH.6890Advanced Regression Modeling3
Core courses or Epidemioloy courses taken in the Master of Public Health program can be waived, but students must meet credit requirements. See List B of Electives.
Required Dissertation Courses
Course #Course NameCredits
Total12
PUBH.7590Doctoral Dissertation12
Degree requirements include at least 16 credit hours of courses beyond the master's degree plus at least 12 credits of dissertation research for a total of 36 post-master's credit hours beyond any previous graduate degree.
Total Course Credits must be at least 16 credits.
Total credits = 36 (must be at least 36 post-master credits)
Last updated 4/7/2022

List A - Required Research Methods Courses


Approved Research Methods Courses - Sc.D. in Public Health- Epidemiology
Course #Course NameCredits
Total6
BMBT.5130Biomedical Analytics and Informatics3
CRIM.5910Research Design3
CRIM.6900Advanced Regression Analysis3
CRIM.6910Advanced Research Design3
CRIM.6920Qualitative Research Methods3
CRIM.6930Survey Methods3
CRIM.7100Advanced Research in Terrorism3
CRIM.7900Categorical and Limited Dependent Variables3
CRIM.7910Structural Equation Modeling3
CRIM.7620Survival Analysis and Longitudinal Data3
CRIM.7930Data Reduction and factor Analysis3
CRIM.7950Advanced Qualitative Methods3
DPTH.6160Research Methods3
EDUC.7000Introduction to Research Design and Methods3
EDUC.7020Research Methods and Design3
EDUC.7040Qualitative Research Methods3
EDUC.7050Survey Research3
EDUC.7101Qualitative Research: Advanced Topics in Analysis3
MATH.5090Probability and Mathematical Statistics3
MATH.5750Applied Statistics with R3
MATH.5760Statistical Programming Using SAS3
MATH.5780Statistical Inference and Data Mining3
MATH.5910Linear Statistics Modeling Regression3
MATH.5920Multivariate Statistics3
MATH.5930Experimental Design3
NURS.7070Epidemiology of Health Promotion3
NURS.7160Qualitative Methods3
NURS.7300Quantitative Research Methods and granstmenship3
NURS.7370Advanced Qualitative Methods3
NURS.6040Nutrition Epidemiology3
PCST.5060Research Methods3
PHRM.7110Clinical Research Design and Methodology3
POLI.5440Advanced Research Methods3
PSYC.5120Advanced Research Methods3
PSYC.5650Measurement and Experimental Design in Behavior Intervention3
PSYC.5820Measurement and Experimental Design3
PSYC.6500Advanced Quantitative Methods3
PSYC.6630Experimental Analysis of Behavior3
PSYC.7010Narrative Methods3
PSYC.7020Participatory Action Research3
PSYC.7050Intro to Structural Equation Modeling3
PUBH.5050Qualitative Research Methods3
PUBH.5060Quantitative Methods in Research Management3
PUBH.5330Intervention Research3
PUBH.5750Epidemiology and Biostatistics3
PUBH.5760Biostatistical Programming3
PUBH.5770Biostatistics for Health Data3
PUBH.6050Advanced Research Methods in Work Environment3
PUBH.6160Exposure and Risk Assessment3
PUBH.6191Measurement of Chemical Exposure3
PUBH.6800Introduction to SAS3
PUBH.6820Applied Epidemiology Methods3
PUBH.6850Applied Public Health Research and Practice3
PUBH.6870Quantitative Models for Public Health3
PUBH.6890Advanced Regression Modeling3
PUBH.7250Epidemiolgical Theory3
PUBH.7280Selected Topics in Epidemiology3

Last updated 4/7/2022

List B Elective Courses

Approved Electives, Doctor of Science in Public Health - Epidemiology*
Course #Course NameCr.
TotalNA
PUBH.7590Doctoral Dissertation1-9
PUBH.5930Directed Study1-3
PUBH.5100Fundamentals of Occupational and Environmental Health3
PUBH.5510Work Environment Policy3
PUBH.7080Independent Study in Epidemiology1-3
PUBH.7190Independent Study in Clean Production1-3
*Any graduate course with a prefix of: BIOL, MLSC, NUTR, BMBT, BMEN, CHEM, ECON, EDUC, ENVI, ENVS, MATH, PCST, PHRM, DPTH, POLI, PSYC, PUBH, CRIM, NURS, SOCI.