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Public Health, Col ofGraduate Degree SeekingDPH - Doctor of Public Health

Overview

Program Requirements

Completion requirement

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Completion requirement

DrPH MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

DrPH Required Courses (14 units)

  • PHPM 569  Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management (3)

  • PHPM 608A Public Health Law and Ethics (3)

  • HPS 609   Evaluating the Public Health Literature (1 unit - 2 times)

  • HPS 544 Fundamentals of Evaluation (3) Or An alternate evaluation course (3) (approved by Faculty Advisor)

  • HPS 704   Doctoral Public Health Leadership for Health Equity (3)

​Required MCH Courses (16 units)

  • HPS 565 Public Health Advocacy (3)

  • HPS 682 Women and Children Health Policy (3)

  • Service Learning Course (597 course within the College - any from the series) (1)

  • HPS 620A Advanced Research Methods in Health Promotion I (3)

  • HPS 605 Community Based Participatory Action Research to Decrease Health Disparities (3)

  • HPS 618 Introduction to Systematic Reviews (3) OR EPID 673 Mixed Research Methods - Design, Conduct and Application in Health Research (3) OR HPS 607 Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health (3)

Concentration Electives (minimum 7 units - approved by Faculty Advisor)

Minor (minimum 9 units)

Dissertation (minimum 18 units)

DrPH in Maternal and Child Health - Total Minimum Credit Requirements: 55 major units and 9+ minor units = 64 units


DrPH PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

DrPH Required Courses (14 units)

  • PHPM 569  Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management (3)

  • PHPM 608A Public Health Law and Ethics (3)

  • HPS 609   Evaluating the Public Health Literature (1 unit - 2 times)

  • HPS 544 Fundamentals of Evaluation (3) Or An alternate evaluation course (3) (approved by Faculty Advisor)

  • HPS 704   Doctoral Public Health Leadership for Health Equity (3)

​Required PHPM Courses (14 units)

  • PHPM 617 Advance Public Health Policy Analysis (3)

  • PHP 641 Health Systems Delivery (3)

  • PHPM 696P Public Health Policy and Management Field Course (2)

  • Community and Cultural Sensitivity Course* (3)

  • Higher Level Methods Course* (3)

Concentration Electives (minimum 9 units) 

Minor (minimum 9 units)

Dissertation (minimum 18 units)

DrPH in Public Health Policy and Management - Total Minimum Credit Requirement: 55 major units and 9+ minor units = 64 units 

Completion requirement

Maternal and Child Health Elective, minimum 7 units.

Some examples of MCH electives include:

  • PHPM 507 Health Care Economics and Policy (3)

  • HPS 605 Community Based Participatory Action Research (3)

  • EPID 630 Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology (3)

  • BIOS 647 Analysis of Categorical Data (3)

  • EPID 606 Changing Health Policy (3)

  • HPS 645 Food Systems, Malnutrition and Public Health (3)

  • HPS 699 Independent study (units vary)

Public Health Policy and Management, minimum 9 units.

Some examples of PHPM electives include: 

  • PHPM 507 Health Care Economics and Policy (3)

  • PHPM 587 Analysis Methods in Health Policy (3)

  • PHP 590 Aspects of Telemedicine and Telehealth (3)

  • PHP 641 Health Systems Delivery (3)

  • BIOS 647 Analysis of Categorical Data (3)

  • EPID 606 Changing Health Policy (3)

  • PHPM 699 Independent study (units vary)

Completion requirement

Advanced Practice-Based Dissertation

The purpose of the dissertation is to produce a project with deliverables and scholarship that directly benefit an organization and will advance maternal and child health (MCH concentration) or address a public health policy goal (PHPM concentration). A student must complete 18 dissertation credit hours to ensure that they are dedicating time and making progress on this substantial project. This equates to approximately 40 hours a week for 20 weeks.

The DrPH dissertation will be conducted within the context of a public health agency with the goal of developing a resource for the agency or general public. The advanced practice-based dissertation must investigate a significant public health problem. While the collection of new data is not required, the candidate must demonstrate sophisticated independent analysis.

Program Prerequisite

Five MPH core courses are prerequisites for admission to the DrPH program (EPID 573a, PHPM 574, EHS 575, BIOS 576a, and HPS 577, or their equivalents).

Applying previously earned/transfer work

A maximum of 18 units of previously earned course work may be applied to the degree requirements for this program and should be less than 10 years old at the time the student begins the program.

Completion requirement

The minor area of study can be in other academic doctoral programs in Public Health or in other doctoral programs throughout the university. However, DrPH students may not minor in the general Public Health Doctoral Minor. The minor area of study specifies the number of required minor units (minimum = 9 units).

Completion requirement