Community & Behavioral Health
This program is designed to help you become a public health leader. You'll learn how to develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based programs that contribute to community health and wellness. In addition to taking courses that cover research methods and advanced public health theory and practice, you’ll also learn about leadership, management, and grant writing. Areas of specialization include (but are not limited to): community-based participatory research, health equity, program design and evaluation, American Indian and Alaska Native health, mHealth strategies, and mental health. Faculty in our department study everything from adverse childhood experiences to nutrition to school-based interventions, which means you can find the faculty mentor who's right for you.
Upon entering the DrPH program, students will have three years to pass the written and oral comprehensive exams and should complete the dissertation and public defense of the dissertation within seven years of entering the program.
Each student, in consultation with their faculty advisor, will develop a proposed course of study. The course of study must specify courses to be taken, and proposed timeline for courses, practicum, preliminary and comprehensive exams, and dissertation.
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required DrPH Courses (16 credits) | ||
| PUBH 6842 | DrPH Seminar (1 credit hour semesters, first 4 semesters of tenure) | 4 |
| CBHS 7020 | DrPH Seminar in Leadership | 3 |
| EPID 7912 | Developing a Research Grant | 3 |
| HSMP 7603 | Advanced Public Health Strategic Planning and Management: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| EHOH 7405 | Advanced Communication Skills for Public Health Impact | 3 |
| Required Community & Behavioral Health Courses (12 credits) | ||
| CBHS 7010 | Quantitative Methods in Community Health | 3 |
| CBHS 7637 | Doctoral Advanced Quantitative Analysis for Community Health Sciences | 3 |
| CBHS 7638 | Advanced Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| CBHS 7670 | CBH Advanced Seminar | 3 |
| Selective Courses (12 credits - at least 6 credits are required to be at the doctoral level) | 12 | |
| Directed Reading (2 credits) | ||
| CBHS 7030 | DrPH Directed Reading | 1-2 |
| DrPH Practicum (4 credits) | ||
| PUBH 6850 | DrPH Practicum | 2-4 |
| Dissertation (9 credits) | ||
| CBHS 8991 | DrPH Dissertation - Community & Behavioral Health | 1-10 |
| Total Hours | 55 | |
Environmental & Occupational Health
The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program in Environmental and Occupational Health is a specialized doctoral program designed for individuals who are passionate about addressing critical public health issues related to environmental sustainability, workplace safety, and the impact of the environment on human health. The program offers advanced education and practical training to equip graduates with the expertise needed to lead in this field. Students work closely with faculty mentors, take required courses, and customize an area of expertise such as environmental justice, chemical risk assessment, and the impacts of climate change on worker health.
Upon entering the DrPH program, students will have three years to pass the written and oral comprehensive exams and should complete the dissertation and public defense of the dissertation within seven years of entering the program.
Each student, in consultation with their faculty advisor, will develop a proposed course of study. The course of study must specify courses to be taken, and proposed timeline for courses, practicum, preliminary and comprehensive exams, and dissertation.
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required DrPH Courses (13 credits) | ||
| PUBH 6842 | DrPH Seminar (1 credit hour semesters, first 4 semesters of tenure) | 4 |
| CBHS 7020 | DrPH Seminar in Leadership | 3 |
| EPID 7912 | Developing a Research Grant | 3 |
| HSMP 7603 | Advanced Public Health Strategic Planning and Management: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| EHOH 7405 | Advanced Communication Skills for Public Health Impact | 3 |
| Required Environmental & Occupational Health Courses (12 credits) | ||
| EHOH 7631 | Advanced Methods in Environmental &Occupational Health | 3 |
| EHOH 7632 | Advanced Field Methods in EOH | 1 |
| EHOH 7403 | Research Methods: Climate, Disaster and Humanitarian Perspectives | 3 |
| BIOS 6611 | Biostatistical Methods I | 3 |
| BIOS 6612 | Biostatistical Methods II | 3 |
| Selective Courses (11 credits - at least 5 credits must be taken at the doctoral level) | 11 | |
| Directed Reading (2 credits) | ||
| EHOH 7030 | DrPH Directed Reading | 1-2 |
| DrPH Practicum (4 credits) | ||
| PUBH 6850 | DrPH Practicum | 2-4 |
| Dissertation (9 credits) | ||
| EHOH 8991 | DrPH Dissertation-Environmental & Occupational Health | 1-10 |
| Total Hours | 55 | |
Epidemiology
This program is designed to help you become a public health leader. In this program, you'll learn how to identify factors that affect the health of populations and how to create, implement, and evaluate disease control and prevention strategies. In addition to taking courses in advanced research methods you’ll also learn about leadership, management, and grant writing. Areas of specialization range from health data and information systems to chronic disease prevention. And our faculty are studying everything from food safety, to diabetes, to gene-environment interactions, which means you can find the mentor who’s right for you.
Upon entering the DrPH program, students will have three years to pass the written and oral comprehensive exams and should complete the dissertation and public defense of the dissertation within seven years of entering the program.
Each student, in consultation with their faculty advisor, will develop a proposed course of study. The course of study must specify courses to be taken, and proposed timeline for courses, practicum, preliminary and comprehensive exams, and dissertation.
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required DrPH Courses (13 credits) | ||
| PUBH 6842 | DrPH Seminar (1 credit hour semesters, first 4 semesters of tenure) | 4 |
| CBHS 7020 | DrPH Seminar in Leadership | 3 |
| EPID 7912 | Developing a Research Grant | 3 |
| HSMP 7603 | Advanced Public Health Strategic Planning and Management: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| EHOH 7405 | Advanced Communication Skills for Public Health Impact | 3 |
| Required Epidemiology Courses (12 credits) | ||
| EPID 7631 | Advanced Epidemiology 1 | 3 |
| EPID 7632 | Advanced Epidemiology 2 | 3 |
| EPID 7605 | Research Methods with Secondary Data Sources | 3 |
| BIOS 6611 | Biostatistical Methods I | 3 |
| BIOS 6612 | Biostatistical Methods II | 3 |
| Selective Courses (9 credits - at least 3 credits must be taken at the doctoral level) | 9 | |
| Directed Reading (2 credits) | ||
| EPID 7030 | DrPH Directed Reading | 1-2 |
| DrPH Practicum (4 credits) | ||
| PUBH 6850 | DrPH Practicum | 2-4 |
| Dissertation (9 credits) | ||
| EPID 8991 | DrPH Dissertation work in Epidemiology | 1-10 |
| Total Hours | 55 | |