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Nov 21, 2024
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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Public Health, Ph.D. - Health Promotion and Behavior Concentration
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The following Ph.D. Health Promotion and Behavior (HPMB) 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. HPMB 1: Develop expertise in social and behavioral theory, and application of theory to address public health problems at the individual, community or population level. (PHPB 9120 )
- Ph.D. HPMB 2: Critically analyze research in terms of the appropriateness of the study design, sample, measures, data analysis, results, and interpretation and critically evaluate the potential impact of the new knowledge gained on public health practices and policies. (PHPB 9095 )
- Ph.D. HPMB 3: Develop expertise in research methods and the ethical conduct of research to address scientific questions regarding health promotion research and practice. (PHPB 9130 )
- Ph.D. HPMB 4: Develop expertise in statistical and analytic methods used in health promotion research and practice. (PHPB 9140 )
- Ph.D. HPMB 5: Develop expertise in planning, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of social and behavior interventions and/or policies that address public health and health behavior, especially around social-ecological interventions and interventions that address health disparities. (PHPB 7535 )
- Ph.D. HPMB 6: Develop expertise in the communication of scientific findings, both writing and oral presentations, for both scientific and lay audiences. (PHPB 7535 )
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Required Ph.D. HPMB Concentration Courses (9 Hours)
Required Ph.D. HPMB 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 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 8885 - Fundamentals of Clinical Trials 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.
Ph.D. HPMB Concentration Electives Courses (6 Hours)
Select at least 2 courses in public health or other graduate-level programs in consultation with the Faculty Advisor and 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.
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