Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health Studies (PhD)
Co-Directors
of the Doctoral Program:
Elizabeth Baker, PhD, MPH
Professor, Department of Community Health, Division of
Behavioral Science and Health Education
bakerpa@slu.edu
Thomas E. Burroughs, PhD
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Community Health, Division of
Biostatistics
Executive Director of the Saint Louis University Center for
Outcomes Research (SLUCOR)
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
burroute@slu.edu
Overview
The
School of Public Health offers the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in
Public Health Studies degree with concentrations in Behavioral
Science and Health Education, Biostatistics, Environmental and
Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Health Management and Policy,
and Health Services Research. The doctoral program allows students
to study and work side-by-side with nationally known educators and
researchers who serve as mentors. Recent graduates have taken
positions as faculty members, with federal agencies, and within
the private health care sector.
Program Objectives
There
are three components to the PhD program. The first is a core
curriculum shared across all concentrations (30 credit hours).The
second component is specific to the concentrations (30 credit
hours).The third component consists of the dissertation, including
12 dissertation credit hours.
For general information on the PhD degree program,
including specific prerequisites, requirements and course
descriptions, please see the School of Public Health section of the
Graduate School Catalog at
http://www.slu.edu/graduate/catalog/p_h.pdf
For
Applicants
The
Ph.D. Program receives applications until March 1 for the following
fall. Review of applications begins in February, and financial aid
decisions are made on an ongoing basis. The Ph.D. Advisory Committee
reviews the applications and pays particular attention to applicant
statements in terms of defining specific scientific interests as
related to potential faculty mentor research programs. Generic
interests are therefore less helpful than quite specific
characterizations of a student's intentions.
Curriculum Plans for PhD Degree Options
(detailed curricular plans are developed in consultation with
academic advisors)
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Dissertation (12 credit hours)
Students are permitted to choose a traditional or non-traditional
academic dissertation format. The traditional format involves the
proposal, the research defense, and an oral defense. The body of
the non-traditional format constitutes three thematic original
studies where the student must be the first author on two of these
papers, but may be the second author on the third paper. At least
two of the papers must either have been published or accepted for
publication in high impact (as defined in the School of Public
Health's Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure) peer-reviewed
journals appropriate to the research question. The third paper is
to be of comparable quality and must be at least under review for
publication at a high impact peer-reviewed journal.
For information on faculty and research activities
in the School of Public Health in your areas of interest, please
see
http://publichealth.slu.edu/faculty/Default.htm
The
School of Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education
for Public Health.
http://www.ceph.org/
Class Scheduling
There
are a variety of scheduling formats described below designed to
meet the varying needs of full time and part-time students,
including working professionals. Each semester’s specific course
schedule, as well as the SPH Master Course with general
information on courses by semester and scheduling format, are
available in Schedule posted at
http://publichealth.slu.edu/Schedules.htm
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