Program of Study: DrPH in Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
Program Requirements
The credits required for your degree are listed below. All DrPH students must complete 12 credits of DrPH Core courses, 12 credits of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences courses, nine (6) credits of DrPH elective courses, and twelve (12) credits of the DrPH Dissertation. Students must complete the majority of their course work before they can begin the DrPH Dissertation.
Transfer Courses
A maximum of six (15) credits may be approved for program of study transfer credit from other accredited graduate schools. Please refer to the GPPH Student Handbook for specific information and guidelines regarding the award of transfer credit.
Courses
| DrPH Core Courses |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| BIOS 7200 |
Quantitative Research Methods for Public Health Practice |
3 |
| EPID 7200 |
Observational Study Design in Public Health Practice |
3 |
| HPMG 7200 |
Public Health Management and Ethics |
3 |
| HPMG 7205 |
Interdisciplinary Leadership Seminar in Public Health |
3 |
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| Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Core Courses |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| CHSC 7201 |
Qualitative Methods in Health Promotion |
3 |
| CHSC 7202 |
Methods of Community Intervention & Research |
3 |
| CHSC 7203 |
Program Evaluation: Theory, Practice, and Research |
3 |
| CHSC 7204 |
Health Promotion Seminar |
3 |
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| Electives |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| CHSC 7300 |
Theories of Health Behavior |
3 |
| CHSC 7301 |
Psychosocial and Behavioral Epidemiology |
3 |
| CHSC 7302 |
Health Communication Theory and Practice |
3 |
| CHSC 7303 |
Survey Research Methods |
3 |
| CHSC 7304 |
Culture, Class, and Ethnicity in Health Promotion |
3 |
| CHSC 7320 |
Independent Study |
3 |
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| Practicum
or Special Project |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| PUBH 6500 |
Field Experience |
3 |
| PUBH 8001 |
Dissertation |
12 |
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Total Credits Required: (including
the Culminating Experience) |
42 |
