- SoPH
- Faculty and Departments
- Population Health Science
- Education
- PhD - Population Health Science
PhD - Population Health Science
Plan of Study
General Track
| Year 1 - Fall | ||
| PHS 700 | Essentials of Population Health Science | 3 |
| PHS 702 | Statistical Methods in Research | 3 |
| PHS 703 | Epidemiology I | 3 |
| PHS 731 | Social Determinants of Health | 3 |
| PHS 794 | Journal Club in Population Health | 1 |
| Total | 13 | |
| Year 1 - Spring | ||
| PHS 704 | Epidemiology II | 3 |
| PHS 712 | Science Communication and Dissemination | 3 |
| PHS 742 | Multivariate Regression | 3 |
| PHS 750 | Population Health Research Methods | 3 |
| PHS 794 | Journal Club in Population Health | 1 |
| Total | 13 | |
| Year 2 - Summer | ||
| PHS 718 | Proseminar | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Total | 6 | |
| Year 2 - Fall | ||
| PHS 701 | Applied Demography | 3 |
| PHS 713 | Implementation Science | 3 |
| PHS 714 | U.S. Healthcare Organizations and Delivery | 3 |
| PHS 717 | Health Behavior Theory | 3 |
| PHS 794 | Journal Club in Population Health | 1 |
| Total | 13 | |
| Year 2 - Spring | ||
| PHS 740 | Grant Writing | 3 |
| PHS 744 | Bioethics and Society | 1 |
| PHS 749 | Advanced Statistics in Population Health | 3 |
| PHS 794 | Journal Club in Population Health | 1 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Total | 14 | |
| Year 3 - Summer | ||
| Q-Exam | Qualifying Exam | 0 |
| PHS 791 | Independent Study | 3 |
| Total | 3 | |
| Year 3 - Fall | ||
| PHS 799 | Doctoral Proposal Development | 6 |
| Total | 6 | |
| Year 3 - Spring | ||
| PHS 799 | Doctoral Proposal Development | 6 |
| Total | 6 | |
| Year 4 - Summer | ||
| PHS 798 | Doctoral Dissertation Research | 1 |
| Total | 1 | |
| Year 4 - Fall | ||
| PHS 798 | Doctoral Dissertation Research | 1 |
| Total | 1 | |
| Year 4 - Spring + | ||
| PHS 798 | Doctoral Dissertation Research | 1 |
| Total | 1 | |
*Electives: With the approval of the advisor and program director, students can choose from the following elective options: PHS 735 - Educational Internship (1 credit hour) *Prior Approval from the Program Director is required. PHS 743 - Program Evaluation for Pop-level Intervention (3 credit hours) Offered in the spring semester. PHS 747 - Survey Development, Qualitative Methods and Analysis (3 credit hours) Offered in the summer semester. PHS 753 - Systems Science and Population Health (3 credit hours) Offered in the spring semester. PHS 760 - Health Economics (3 credit hours) Offered in the spring semester. PHS 791 - Independent Study (1 - 3 credit hours) ID 709 - Responsible Conduct in Research (2 credit hours) Offered in the spring semester. Other departmental/school and university-wide electives may be taken with the approval of the faculty advisor and program director. | ||
MD/PhD Program Track
| M0 - Summer | ||
| PHS 700 | Essentials of Population Health Science | 3 |
| PHS 702 | Statistical Methods in Research | 3 |
| PHS 791 | Independent Study | 3 |
| Total | 9 | |
| M1 - Spring | ||
| PHS 744 | Bioethics and Society | 1 |
| Total | 1 | |
| M2 - Summer | ||
| PHS 703 | Epidemiology I | 3 |
| PHS 718 | Proseminar | 3 |
| PHS 791 | Independent Study | 3 |
| Total | 9 | |
| M2 - Fall | ||
| PHS 731 | Social Determinants of Health | 3 |
| Total | 3 | |
| M2 - Spring | ||
| PHS 712 | Science Communication and Dissemination | 3 |
| Total | 3 | |
| G1 - Summer | ||
| PHS 747 | Survey Development, Qualitative Methods, and Analysis | 3 |
| Total | 3 | |
| G1 - Fall | ||
| PHS 701 | Applied Demography | 3 |
| PHS 713 | Implementation Science | 3 |
| PHS 714 | U.S. Healthcare Organizations and Delivery | 3 |
| Total | 9 | |
| G1 - Spring | ||
| PHS 704 | Epidemiology II | 3 |
| PHS 740 | Grant Writing | 3 |
| PHS 742 | Multivariate Regression | 3 |
| PHS 750 | Population Health Research Methods | 3 |
| Total | 12 | |
| G2 - Summer | ||
| PHS 791 | Independent Study | 3 |
| Q-Exam | ||
| Proposal Defense | ||
| Total | 3 | |
| G2 - Fall | ||
| PHS 717 | Health Behavior Theory | 3 |
| PHS 794 | Journal Club in Population Health | 1 |
| PHS 799 | Doctoral Proposal Development | 6 |
| Total | 10 | |
| G2 - Spring | ||
| PHS 749 | Advanced Statistics in Population Health | 3 |
| PHS 799 | Doctoral Proposal Development | 6 |
| Total | 9 | |
| G3 - Summer | ||
| PHS 798 | Doctoral Dissertation Research | 1 |
| Total | 1 | |
| G3 - Fall | ||
| PHS 798 | Doctoral Dissertation Research | 1 |
| Total | 1 | |
| G3 - Spring | ||
| PHS 798 | Doctoral Dissertation Research | 1 |
| Defend Dissertation | ||
| Total | 1 | |
*Electives: With the approval of the advisor and program director, students can choose from the following elective options: PHS 735 - Educational Internship (1 credit hour) *Prior Approval from the Program Director is required. PHS 743 - Program Evaluation for Pop-level Intervention (3 credit hours) Offered in the spring semester. PHS 747 - Survey Development, Qualitative Methods and Analysis (3 credit hours) Offered in the summer semester. PHS 753 - Systems Science and Population Health (3 credit hours) Offered in the spring semester. PHS 760 - Health Economics (3 credit hours) Offered in the spring semester. PHS 791 - Independent Study (1 - 3 credit hours) ID 709 - Responsible Conduct in Research (2 credit hours) Offered in the spring semester. Other departmental/school and university-wide electives may be taken with the approval of the faculty advisor and program director.
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