Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, PhD

BCHS PhD Requirements

Theories of Behavior & Community

6 Credits

• BCHS 2554 - INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY HEALTH
• BCHS 3555 - DOCTORAL SEMINAR IN BEHAVIORAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES THEORIES AND MODELS

Research Design & Methods

12 Credits

• BCHS 2525 - INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED RESEARCH

• OR

• HPM 2905 - QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• BCHS 3007 - ETHNOGRAPHIC AND QUALITATIVE METHODS
• BCHS 3200 - SCALE DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEY DESIGN IN SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
• EPIDEM 2110 - PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Elective: Theory & Methods

3 Credits

3 credits from the list below or 3 credits of relevant graduate-level coursework as recommended by academic advisor. 

• BCHS 2608 - INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH

• AND

• BCHS 2609 - TRANSLATING RESEARCH FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE

• AND

• BCHS 2610 - CONCEPT MAPPING: A PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH METHOD
• BCHS 3003 - SEMINAR IN ADVANCED EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
• HPM 2010 - ORGANIZATION STUDIES: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS TO HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

Statistical Analysis

9 Credits

• BIOST 2041 - INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS
• BIOST 2142 - APPLIED REGRESSION ANALYSIS
• BCHS 3707 - APPLIED MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS AND CAUSAL MODELING FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SCI

Interventions

5-6 Credits

• BCHS 2558 - HEALTH PROGRAM EVALUATION
• BCHS 3506 - IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH

• OR

• CLRES 2214 - FOUNDATIONS OF IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE PT 1 & 2

Integration of Public Health Research & Practice

5-10 Credits

• BCHS 3100 - GRANT WRITING
• HPM 3501 - SEMINAR IN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH METHODS 1
• FACDEV 2200 - PRACTICUM ON UNIVERSITY TEACHING

• OR

• BCHS 2511 - INDEPENDENT STUDY Students must complete 6 UCTL Workshops (1-3 credits)
• PUBHLT 2022 - THE DEAN’S PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS (two terms)
• PUBHLT 2011 - ESSENTIALS OF PUBLIC HEALTH students with MPH from CEPH-accredited school are eligible to waive

Milestones

2-4 Credits

• BCHS 3888 - PREPARATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION (up to 3 credits)
• BCHS 3010 - RESEARCH AND DISSERTATION PHD (up to 1 credit)

• OR

• FTDR 3999 - FULL-TIME DISSERTATION STUDY

Electives

1-6 Credits

As recommended by academic advisor.

Other Requirements

Preliminary (Qualifying) Evaluation

• Requirements, general:
  • GPA >= 3.3
  • Completion of first IDP
  • Completion of no more than 30 credits in the program
  • Completion of online ethics modules
  • Submission of final transcript from Master’s degree (if admitted pending receipt)
• Requirements, coursework:
  • BCHS 2525 INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED RESEARCH  
  • BCHS 2554 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY HEALTH  
  • BCHS 2558 HEALTH PROGRAM EVALUATION  
  • BCHS 3007 ETHNOGRAPHIC AND QUALITATIVE METHODS  
  • BCHS 3555 DOCTORAL SEMINAR IN BEHAVIORAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES THEORIES AND MODELS  
  • BIOST 2041 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS  
  • EPIDEM 2110 PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY  
• Format of evaluation: Written paper with oral defense
• Other information, outcomes:
  • Pass without changes
  • Pass with revisions
  • Fail (one additional attempt allowed)

Comprehensive Examination

• Requirements, general:
  • Passed Preliminary Evaluation
• Format of evaluation: Written paper with oral defense
• Other information, outcomes:
  • Pass without changes
  • Pass with revisions
  • Fail (one additional attempt allowed)

Overview/Prospectus Meeting

• Requirements, general:
  • Passed Preliminary Evaluation
  • Passed Comprehensive Examination (if completed together, Comprehensive Examination is evaluated first)
  • Completion of all required coursework
• Format of evaluation: Written paper with oral defense
• Other information, outcomes:
  • Pass without changes
  • Pass with revisions
  • Fail (one additional attempt allowed)

Admission to Candidacy

Final Oral Examination - Dissertation Defense

• Requirements, general:
  • Passed dissertation overview.
• Format of evaluation: Written paper with oral defense
  • Format option 1: traditional single integrated document
  • Format option 2: three articles of publishable quality with an overarching introduction and discussion/conclusion

Total Credits: 72