Students develop skills through didactic courses, seminars, and research activities including primary data collection and analysis. The program is comprised of a core curriculum in advanced quantitative methods, epidemiology, population health measurement, impact evaluations, and implementation science methods. 

Duration: 4-6 years 

Structure: 

• 2 years of required coursework 
• 2+ years dissertation 

Requirements shown are for the Implementation Science area of emphasis: 

1) Coursework 

• 45-46 core credits 
• 11 emphasis area credits 
• 13 - 14credits in electives 
• 27 dissertation credits 
• 98 credits minimum 

2) Core Coursework (46 credits) 

• Global Health (26-27 credits) 
  • GH/HMS 511 Problems in Global Health (4) 
  • PABIO 550 Diseases and Issues in Global Health (2)  OR  PHI500 Public Health Practice, Science and Knowledge (1) 
  • GH/HMS 535 Advanced Methods for Global Health I (4) 
  • GH/HMS 536 Advanced Methods for Global Health II (4) 
  • GH/HMS 537 Advanced Methods for Global Health III (4) 
  • GH/HMS 541 Fundamentals of Implementation Science in Global Health (5) 
  • GH/HMS 580 Global Health Doctoral Seminar (4) 
• Epidemiology (8 credits) 
  • EPI 512 Epidemiologic Methods I (4) 
  • EPI 513 Epidemiologic Methods II (4) 
• Quantitative Methods (8 credits) 
  • Students must choose from an approved list of courses 
• Leadership, Policy & Management (3 credits) 
  • Students must choose from an approved list of courses 

3) Area of Emphasis (11 credits): Implementation Science 

• Advanced Health Systems Research Methods (8) 
• Operations Research/Modeling (3) 

4) Electives (13-14 credits) 

5) Dissertation (27 credits) 

• GH 800: Doctoral Dissertation