Dr.P.H. Public Health at University of South Florida

Programme overview

The Dr.P.H. is a professional, practice-oriented research degree preparing public health leaders for health departments, non-profits, health services, international agencies and community organizations. It is delivered through distance-learning and blended courses with three one-week on-campus Dr.P.H. Institutes, and is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).

Faculty: College of Public Health | Department: Public Health | Duration: 46 credit hours post-master's; minimum three years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tampa, FL, United States

What you will study

The 46 credit hours include a shared core (Doctoral Research Methods; Writing for Scholarly Publication), 7 credits of required courses (including Transforming Public Health Practice), an 18-credit concentration (Advanced Practice Leadership in Public Health, or Public Health and Clinical Laboratory Science and Practice), electives, and a 6-credit field-based doctoral project, with applied practice experiences and a qualifying exam. Students can finish in three years: two for coursework and one for culminating experiences.

Career pathways

Leadership roles in health departments, non-profit organizations, health services, international agencies and community-based organizations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Dr.P.H. Public Health: M.P.H., M.H.A., M.S.P.H. or other relevant master's degree from an accredited institution with minimum GPA 3.00; resume or CV; at least three letters of recommendation (public health leadership); five years of advanced public health work experience; statement of public health experience; personal statement under five pages; official transcripts sent to SOPHAS. Applicants apply through SOPHAS and the USF graduate application, must attend three on-campus Dr.P.H. Institutes, and applicants to the laboratory concentration must work at a health laboratory. Applicants without a CEPH-accredited M.P.H./M.H.A. complete 9 credit hours of prerequisite public health core (PHC 6588, 6756, 6757). Applicants must also meet University of South Florida graduate admission and English proficiency requirements.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Doctoral admission is offered for Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.

Final university deadlines for doctoral programmes: February 15 for Fall, October 15 for Spring, February 15 for Summer. Programme-specific priority deadlines apply for funding and consideration.

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