Course Requirements
PhD Program in Population Health and Clinical Outcomes


Core Requirements:
HPH 506 

Biostatistics I (2 Credits)
HPH 507  

 Biostatistics II (3 Credits)
HPH 508  

 Health Systems Performance (3 Credits)
HPH 514  

 Epidemiology (3 Credits)
HPD 519  

Systematic Review of the Literature (3 Credits)
HPH 523  

 Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health (2 Credits)
HPH 560  

Advanced Biostatistics (3 Credits)
HPD 592  

 Applied Data Management using SAS (1 credit)
HPD 601  

 Human Subjects: Ethics & RCR (1 Credit)
HPD 661  

 Psychometric Theory (3 Credits) Or  
Other Measurement Course (3 credits)
HPD 685  

 Research in Population Health & Clinical Science (3 Credits)
HPD 686  

 Mentored Research Project in Population Health & Clinical Science (3 Credits)
 

Total Core Credits Required: 30

Concentration Requirements:
Choose One:
HPD 671 

Advanced Statistical Modeling (3 Credits) Or
HPD 672  

 Survival Analysis (3 Credits) Or
HPD 673  

 Longitudinal Data Analysis (3 Credits) Or
 

 Other Advanced Statistics Course (3 Credits)
Choose One:  
 

 PH Cognate* (3 Credits) Or
HPD 567  

Clinical Outcomes Research # (3 Credits)

Choose One:  
HPH 562  

Observational Studies (2 Credits) Or
HPD 566  

Clinical Trials # (2 Credits)
Choose One:  
HPD 681  

 Advanced Social & Behavioral Determinants of Health* (3 Credits) Or
HPD 682  

 Advanced Clinical Science Theory# (3 Credits)

Total Concentration Credits Required: 11
* Recommended for Population Health concentration
# Recommended for Clinical Outcomes Research concentration
Electives:
Cognate/Electives (12 credits)

Total Elective Credits Required: 12

 
Advanced Doctoral Requirements (Following Successful Completion of Preliminary Exam):
HPD 693  

Practicum in Teaching (3 Credits)

HPD 694  

Graduate Seminar in Research Writing (9 Credits)

HPD 699  

Dissertation Research (24 Credits)

 

Total Advanced Doctoral Credits Required: 36

Total PhD Program in Population Health and Clinical Outcomes: 89 Credits