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2010-2011 Graduate Catalog 
    
2010-2011 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Health, Dr.P.H. (Biostatistics and Epidemiology Concentration)


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General Program Information


Graduate School Contact:

Mary Duncan; duncanm@etsu.edu; 423-439-4302

Robert Pack, Ph.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H. Coordinator

College of Public Health
Box 70623
423-439-4540
e-mail: packr@etsu.edu

Doctor of Public Health Degree

The Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) program offers an advanced professional degree designed for those who wish to pursue or further their career in public health practice. It prepares practitioners with competence in administration, advocacy, problem solving, research, and communication. Graduates are qualified to serve in a variety of leadership capacities at state, national, and international levels, enhancing the public’s health in both rural and urban settings. Two areas of concentration currently exist within the degree - community health and epidemiology. For more information on admission and degree requirements see the Dr.P.H. entries under the Community Health Department or Biostatistics and Epidemiology Department, respectively.

Program Admission Requirements

(Admission deadline: March 1)

Admission to the Doctor of Public Health program is competitive and based on scholarship, letters of recommendation, and evidence of potential success, including:

  1. Evidence of successful completion of an M.P.H. or equivalent degree in a related field from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning in the United States.
  2. Application form and accompanying fee.
  3. One official transcript of all previous undergraduate and graduate work (except previous coursework completed at ETSU).
  4. A personal essay that includes a written statement of career and educational goals, professional experience, and prospective area of interest for the dissertation.
  5. Official scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) taken within the past 5 years (except for those with a doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution within the United States). Preferred scores are at or above the 50th percentile for verbal and quantitative sections.
  6. Four letters of recommendation from individuals who can attest to the applicant’s academic, professional, or personal achievement, competence, ethics, and potential.

Note:


Applications are accepted once a year only, for entry into the fall semester and must be received by March 1 for consideration. Applicants to this program are required to use the online Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS) which can be accessed at www.SOPHAS.org.

Biostatistics and Epidemiology Concentration


Purpose

The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology offers the Dr.P.H. degree with a concentration in epidemiology. Graduates will have advanced professional skills and knowledge in the identification of causes of health and illness in human populations and the application of this knowledge to disease prevention and control.

Admission Requirements

Note: Applications for all programs in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology are to be sent to the School of Graduate Studies. Please see the ETSU Graduate Studies web site for instructions, requirements, and application forms.

Degree Requirements


Total Core Hour Requirements: 25 Credit Hours


Total Concentration Hour Requirements: 12 Credit Hours


Epidemiology DrPH Electives


selected in consultation with program academic advisor

Culminating Experience for DrPH in Epidemiology Concentration


Total Culminating Experience Hour Requirements: 15 Credit Hours


Total Credit Hours Required for DrPH in Epidemiology: 58 Credit Hours


Graduation Requirements


Completion of the Dr.P.H. degree will require (1) a minimum of 58 semester credit hours of coursework beyond the master’s degree as described; (2) a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; (3) passing doctoral comprehensive candidacy examination; (4) satisfactory completion of a practicum; (5) passing the preliminary oral examination; (6) completing a dissertation of publishable quality; and (7) passing the final dissertation defense. All students must pass Institutional Review Board certification sponsored by ETSU if working with human subjects, as well as HIPAA certification if their research/practicum falls under the requirements to secure the privacy and confidentiality of patient records.

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