Environmental and Occupational Health, PhD, Public Health Practice (PHP)

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The PhD with concentration in Public Health Practice (PhD PHP) emphasizes environmental health practice, policy or management with a focus on applied science and more practical problem solving. The PhD PHP provides a broad education for individuals who may desire positions in academia, industry, consulting, non-governmental or government organizations, education & advocacy, regulatory & legislative design, and regulatory compliance & enforcement. Some major emphases are on the environmental origin of human disease and disease susceptibility, pollution prevention, and integration of environmental health considerations into economic and social decision-making. This professional degree emphasizes a practice-oriented, interdisciplinary approach to research that encompasses in its coursework the competencies of the five core areas of public health: environmental health, biostatistics, epidemiology, health policy and management, and behavioral and community health.

• 72 Credits
• Preliminary Evaluation
• Comprehensive Examination
• Overview/Prospectus Meeting
• Admission to Candidacy
• Final Oral Examination - Dissertation Defense

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