Credits: 48
Required (minimum). No more than 6 credits of 699
may be applied toward the degree.
Dissertation: Required;
Number of credits varies (no more than 11 PHS 990 credits may be
applied toward the degree)
Seminar: 2
credits (PHS 820, Graduate Seminar, 1 cr.; take for credit twice)
• Full-time
students are expected to attend and to participate in the Monday
and Wednesday Departmental and Graduate Seminars each semester.
• Part-time
students are expected to attend and participate during at least
one semester each year.
• All
doctoral students are expected to enroll (for credit) in Seminar
twice;
first in the fourth semester (or
its equivalent
for part-time students) of attendance and during one additional
semester. Ph.D. students must present their research in order to
receive their second seminar credit.
Required Courses:
PHS
551, Intro. to Biostatistics, or equivalent (3 cr.) Fall
PHS
794, Biological Basis of Population Health (2 cr.)
Fall
[required for students without a bio-medical science background, self-test]
PHS
795, Principles of Population Health Science (3 cr) Fall
PHS
796, Intro. to Health Services Research (3 cr.) Spring
PHS
797, Introduction to Epidemiology (3 cr.) Fall
PHS
798, Epidemiologic Methodology (3 cr) Spring
PHS
800, Quantitative Methods in Population Health I (3 cr) Spring
PHS
900, Quantitative Methods in Population Health II (3 cr.) Fall
Medical
Ethics: (one of the following courses is required):
MED HIST 545, Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Clinical Investigation
(1 cr) Fall
MED HIST 734, Graduate Studies in Medical Ethics (1 cr) Taught periodically
NURSING 802, Ethics and Conduct of Research (1 cr) Spring
MED HIST 728, Bioethics and Society (3cr) Spring
Electives/Concentration Courses: Varies
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