Public Health, Ph.D. - Environmental Health Concentration

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The following Ph.D. Environmental (EVHT) competencies describe the knowledge, skills, and abilities a successful graduate will demonstrate the conclusion of this doctoral program (and the course where the competency is mastered and assessed is noted in parenthesis):

Ph.D. EVHT 1: Effectively communicate the concepts of source to receptor of environmental and occupational hazards and the differentiation of the concepts of exposure from dose. (PHPH 8310 )
Ph.D. EVHT 2: Critically analyze alternate routes of entry of toxins into the body including inhalation, ingestion (both dietary and non-dietary) and dermal and the importance of integration of routes with regards to total dose. (PHPH 9270 )
Ph.D. EVHT 3: Demonstrate expertise with instrumentation and their underlying constructs employed for the measurement of chemical, physical and biologic hazards in air, water, soil, and dust. (PHPH 9270 )
Ph.D. EVHT 4: Understand health effects of chemical, physical and biologic agents and the interrelationship of toxicity and dose in defining levels of risk. (PHPH 8310 )
Ph.D. EVHT 5: Critically review, synthesize, and evaluate community and governmental agency conduct of environmental research and interventions and present appropriate implications for public health practice, public policy, and further research. (PHPH 8320 )
Ph.D. EVHT 6: Incorporate ethical standards of practice as the basis of interactions with organizations, communities, and individuals. (PHPB 9150 )

Required Ph.D. EVHT Concentration Courses (9 Hours)

PHPH 9270 - Environmental Exposure Analysis 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8310 - Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8320 - Human Health and Global Environmental Change 3 Credit Hours

Required Ph.D. EVHT Advanced Research Methods and Statistics Courses (12 Hours)

Select at least 4 courses in consultation with the Faculty Advisor.

PHPH 8260 - Spatial Population Health I 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8690 - Special Topics in Environmental Health 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8830 - Advanced Statistical Topics 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8840 - Statistical Modeling with Latent Variables I: Structural Equation Modeling 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8850 - Statistical Modeling with Latent Variables II: Finite Mixture Modeling 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8860 - Multilevel Models in Public Health 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8890 - Special Topics in Biostatistics 1 to 6 Credit Hours
PHPH 9731 - Epidemiologic Methods III 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 9741 - Advanced Topics in Epidemiologic Methods 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 9890 - Doctoral Seminar in Advanced Statistical Modeling 3 Credit Hours
Other appropriate research methods/statistics courses may be approved by the Faculty Advisor on the Doctoral Program of Study form. There are a number of departments at the university that offer relevant courses including, but not limited to, Mathematics and Statistics, Managerial Sciences (Decision Sciences unit), Economics, Marketing, Sociology, Public Management and Policy Studies, Psychology, and Educational Policy Studies (Research unit). Other courses that may be approved to satisfy this elective requirement include, but are not limited to, Structural Equation Modeling, Finite Mixture Modeling, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Longitudinal Modeling, Survival Analysis, Bayesian Inference, Survey Sampling, Causal Inference, Missing Data, or Nonparametric Statistics. Students are recommended to receive approval from their Faculty Advisor prior to enrolling in, paying for, and completing the course.

Required Ph.D. EVHT Concentration Elective Courses (6 Hours)

Select at least 2 courses in consultation with the Faculty Advisor.

PHPB 8285 - Social Determinants of Health 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8330 - Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology: Using Information and Data Systems 3 Credit Hours
PHPB 8331 - Implementation and Scale-Up of Evidence-based Practices for Maternal and Child Health Populations 3 Credit Hours
PHPB 8332 - Maternal and Child Health Advocacy: From Rights to Justice 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8340 - Genetic Susceptibilities and Environmental Health 3 Credit Hours
Other appropriate Ph.D. EVHT elective courses may be approved by the Faculty Advisor on the Doctoral Program of Study form. Students are recommended to receive approval from their Faculty Advisor prior to enrolling in, paying for, and completing the course.