Community Health Sciences, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2025-2026. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 60 (Beyond the Master's Degree)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Community Health Core | ||
| HLTH 5653 | Foundations of Public Health Education and Promotion | 3 |
| HLTH 5683 | Health Behavior Theory and Practice for Public Health | 3 |
| HLTH 5973 | Designing Public Health Programs | 3 |
| HLTH 5983 | Implementation and Evaluation of Public Health Programs | 3 |
| HLTH 5453 | Cultural Issues In Health | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Statistics & Research Methods Core | ||
| REMS 6003 | Analyses of Variance | 3 |
| REMS 6013 | Multiple Regression Analysis in Behavioral Studies | 3 |
| SCFD 6123 | Qualitative Research I | 3 |
| Any 6000 level statistics or research methods course | 3 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 12 | |
| Community Health Electives | ||
| Select 9 hours | 9 | |
| Suggestive, but not exclusive list of courses | ||
| Psychological Aspects of Health | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| General Epidemiology | ||
| Sexuality and Health | ||
| Grant Writing in Public Health | ||
| Leadership, Policy, and Ethics in Public Health | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
| Cognate Area | ||
| Select 9 hours (e.g. nutrition, sexual health, health communication, statistics) | 9 | |
| Further coursework in a field of study in an area of interest. Coursework may be selected from several related disciplines or a single discipline, as approved by a student's advisory committee. | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
| Independent Research | ||
| HLTH 6000 | Doctoral Dissertation | 15 |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
Graduate College Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Requirements
Learn more about Graduate College 2025-2026 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree Program Requirements. Check the General Graduate College academic regulations for minimal GPA, language proficiency and other general requirements.