UIC School of Public Health Student Handbook 2008-2009

PhD Curriculum

TOTAL Credit Hours = minimum of 96 semester credit hours (SH)

http://www.uic.edu/sph/chs.htm

·   EPID 403 Introduction to Epidemiology: Principles and Methods (3 SH)

·   BSTT 400 Biostatistics I (4 SH)

·   BSTT 401 Biostatistics II (4 SH)**

Required Non-Credit Training:
(http://tigger.uic.edu/depts/ovcr/research/protocolreview/irb/
education/initial.shtml)

·   HIPAA Research 101 (non-credit)

·   Investigator Training 101 (non-credit)

Dissertation Research Requirements:

·   IPHS 599 PhD Dissertation Research (minimum 32 SH)

Theory Courses (6 SH):

·   CHSC 550 Advanced Introduction to Community Health Sciences (3 SH)

·   CHSC 551 Foundations of Public Health Inquiry (3 SH)

Advanced Research Methods Courses (6 SH):

EPID 403 and CHSC 446 also required if equivalent courses not taken in master’s program

Select 6 SH from approved list:

·    CHSC 447 Survey Planning and Design (3 SH)

·   CHSC 594 Advanced Special Topics: Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis (3 SH)

·   CHSC 577 Survey Questionnaire Design (3 SH)

·   CRJ 560 Quantitative Methods and Design (4 SH)

·   CRJ 561 Qualitative Methods and Design (4 SH)

·   ED 501 Data and Interpretation in Educational Inquiry (4 SH)

·   HPA 522 Health Evaluation Methods (3 SH)

·   NUSC 548 Methodological Issues for Cross-Cultural Research (3 SH)

·   NUSC 562 Primary Health Care Research Methods (3 SH)

·   PSCH 533 Advanced Community and Prevention Research (3 SH)

·   PSCH 534 Prevention Research, Theory, and Practice (3 SH)

·   PA 528 Public Program Evaluation (4 SH)

·   PA 540 Research Design for Public Administration (4 SH)

·   PA 581 Cross-Cultural Survey Research Methods (2 SH)

·   PA 582 Survey Data Collection Methods (2 SH)

·   UPP 508 Geographic Information Systems for Planning (4 SH)

·   UPP 588 Research Design and Evaluation (4 SH)

Advanced Analytic Methods Courses (6 SH):

BSTT 400 and BSTT 401 required if equivalent courses not taken in master’s program

Select 6 SH from approved list:

Select 12 SH in concentration area; at least 9 SH must be 500-level courses. The 595 seminar series may not be counted towards fulfillment of this requirement. Note: Students must complete the number of electives necessary to bring total program hours to a minimum of 96 credit hours.

SUB-TOTAL: 12 semester credit hours*

*Students with a master’s degree in public health or a related area may receive up to 32 SH of credit towards the 96 SH total. The 32 SH of credit will apply to the required 39-45 elective hours.

Minimum of 96 semester credit hours