Program of Instruction
Courses may be exchanged between semesters or terms without any published notice.
Health Economics, Systems, and Policy
Requirements
Second Year
Fall
| HEAP 5305 | Applied Econometrics II | 3 |
| PUBH 5310 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
TBD
| Public Health Elective | 3 |
| PUBH 5001 | Journal Club | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Spring
Summer
Preliminary Exam: Research Design
Third Year
Fall
| PUBH 5091 | Directed Readings | 0-6 |
| PUBH 5099 | Dissertation Hours | 0-6 |
TBD
| Public Health Elective | 3 |
TBD
| Public Health Elective | 3 |
| PUBH 5001 | Journal Club | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Spring
Summer
Fourth Year
Fall
Spring
Summer
First Year
Fall
Spring
Summer
| HPSA 5301 | Social Determination of Health | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Preliminary Exam: Foundational Public Health Knowledge
Health Data Science
Requirements
First Year
Fall
Spring
| HDS 5301 | Advanced Data Analysis Methods I | 3 |
| HDS 5305 | Advanced Computation | 3 |
| PUBH 5306 | AI and Big Data for Public Health Topics | 3 |
| PUBH 5001 | Journal Club | 0 |
| PUBH 5105 | Introduction to Programming and Software Packages | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Summer
| HPSA 5301 | Social Determination of Health | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Preliminary Exam: Foundational Public Health Knowledge
Second Year
Fall
| HDS 5302 | Advanced Data Analysis Methods II | 3 |
| HDS 5304 | Machine Learning and Deep Learning | 3 |
TBD
| Public Health Elective | 3 |
| PUBH 5001 | Journal Club | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Spring
| PUBH 5303 | Research Capstone - Grant Writing for Dissertation Work | 3 |
TBD
| Public Health Elective | 3 |
TBD
| Public Health Elective | 3 |
| PUBH 5102 | Scientists as Professionals | 1 |
| PUBH 5001 | Journal Club | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Summer
Preliminary Exam: Research Design
Fourth Year
Fall
Spring
Summer
Third Year
Fall
Spring
Summer
Social and Behavioral Sciences
First Year
Fall
| PUBH 5302 | Foundations of Public Health | 3 |
| CTM 5107 | Responsible Conduct of Research | 1 |
| SBS 5301 | Community-Engaged and Community-Based Participatory Action Research (CEnR & CBPAR) | 3 |
| SBS 5304 | Advanced Social and Behavioral Theory in Public Health | 3 |
| PUBH 5000 | Seminar in Public Health Topics | 0-1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Spring
| SBS 5303 | Applied Team Science, Mixed Methods, and Innovation in Public Health Research & Practice | 3 |
| SBS 5306 | Advanced Methods for Designing and Evaluating Social and Behavioral Health Interventions | 3 |
| PUBH 5105 | Introduction to Programming and Software Packages | 1 |
| SBS Elective | 3 |
| PUBH 5001 | Journal Club | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Summer
| HPSA 5301W | Social Determination of Health (Online) | 3 |
| SBS 5302 | SBS Ph.D. Internship (Practical or Research) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Preliminary Exam: Foundational Public Health Knowledge
Second Year
Fall
| SBS Elective | 3 |
TBD
| Public Health Elective | 3 |
TBD
| Public Health Elective | 3 |
| PUBH 5102 | Scientists as Professionals | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Spring
| CTM 5209 | Practical Clinical & Translational Research Proposal Development | 2 |
| SBS Elective | 3 |
| EPID 5303 | Effective Science Communication | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
Summer
Preliminary Exam: Research Design
Third Year
Fall
| SBS 5305 | Advanced Proposal Writing for Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| SBS 5101 | Teaching Symposium | 1 |
TBD
| Public Health Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 7 |
Spring
TBD
| Public Health Elective | 3 |
TBD
| Public Health Elective | 3 |
TBD
| Public Health Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Summer
Defend Proposal
Fourth Year
Fall
| PUBH 5099 | Dissertation Hours | 0-6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 0-6 |
Spring
| PUBH 5099 | Dissertation Hours | 0-6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 0-6 |
Summer
Defend Dissertation
Applied Epidemiology
Requirements
First Year
Fall
| PUBH 5302 | Foundations of Public Health | 3 |
| PUBH 5101 | Responsible Conduct of Research | 1 |
| EPID 5300 | Statistical Foundations of Epidemiologic Methods | 3 |
| HDS 5303 | Statistical Inference | 3 |
| PUBH 5000 | Seminar in Public Health Topics | 0-1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Spring
| EPID 5301 | Advanced Epidemiology and Causal Inference | 3 |
| HDS 5301 | Advanced Data Analysis Methods I | 3 |
| PUBH 5105 | Introduction to Programming and Software Packages | 1 |
| PUBH 5001 | Journal Club | 0 |
| EPID 5201 | Digital Media for Health Outcomes | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Summer
| HPSA 5301 | Social Determination of Health | 3 |
| EPID 5000 | Applied Research Assistantship | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Preliminary Exam: Foundational Public Health Knowledge
Second Year
Fall
Spring
| HEAP 5307 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| EPID 5304 | Strategic Leadership and Decision-Making | 3 |
| PUBH 5303 | Research Capstone - Grant Writing for Dissertation Work | 3 |
| PUBH 5102 | Scientists as Professionals | 1 |
| PUBH 5001 | Journal Club | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Summer
| EPID 5000 | Applied Research Assistantship | 0 |
| PUBH 5313 | Infectious Disease Modeling | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Preliminary Exam: Research Design
Third Year
Fall
Spring
Fourth Year
Fall
Spring
Clinical Investigation
Requirements
Second Year
Fall
Spring
| PUBH 5303 | Research Capstone - Grant Writing for Dissertation Work | 3 |
| CLIN 5200 | Introduction to Diagnostic Test Evaluation | 2 |
| PUBH 5102 | Scientists as Professionals | 1 |
| CLIN 5300 | Principles of Clinical Epidemiology | 3 |
| PUBH 5001 | Journal Club | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Summer
| CLIN 5000 | Clinical/Translational Research Assistantship | 0 |
Preliminary Exam: Research Design
Third Year
Fall
Spring
First Year
Fall
Spring
| EPID 5301 | Advanced Epidemiology and Causal Inference | 3 |
| HDS 5301 | Advanced Data Analysis Methods I | 3 |
| PUBH 5307 | Clinical Trials: Design and Analysis | 3 |
| PUBH 5105 | Introduction to Programming and Software Packages | 1 |
| PUBH 5001 | Journal Club | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Summer
| HPSA 5301 | Social Determination of Health | 3 |
| CLIN 5000 | Clinical/Translational Research Assistantship | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Preliminary Exam: Foundational Public Health Knowledge
Fourth Year
Fall
Spring