Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

This professional doctorate is developed around national public health curriculum standards, is one of few online DrPH specializations in Epidemiology. The curriculum emphasizes the bio-genetic, environmental, psychosocial, and occupational factors that contribute to national and global population-based health disparities and the epidemiological practices associated with infectious disease investigation, prevention and control in public health environments. All courses are taken in sequence, allowing students to learn and build professional relationships with the same cohort of students. Capella’s multidisciplinary approach to public health education also provides them with opportunities to collaborate with other public and private sector professionals whose work often intersects with the field of public health. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing leadership positions in government, private, or community-based public health organizations focused on disease prevention and control.

Modul program

Modules include: DRPH8004 - Introduction to the Public Health Profession, DRPH8005 - Professional Communications Laboratory - non-credit, DRPH8110 - History and Theory of Public Health, DRPH8120 - Domestic and International Public Health Policy Action, DRPH8170 - Advanced Practice in Epidemiology, DRPH8180 - Advanced Action Research Methods, DRPH8190 - Experiential Project, DRPH9920 - Dissertation Course room - non-credit, DRPH9921 – Dissertation Research 1 - 5 quarter credits, DW-R8000 - Dissertation Writer's Retreat - non-credit, DRPH9922 - Dissertation Research 2 - 5 quarter credits, DRPH9923 - Dissertation Research 3 - 5 quarter credits and DRPH9924 - Dissertation Research 4 - 5 quarter credits. Specialization modules include: DRPH8400 - Epidemiological Issues in Urban and Rural Health, DRPH8404 - Fundamentals of Epidemiological Research, DRPH8408 - Chronic and Infectious Diseases in Epidemiology and DRPH8412 - Bio-genetics in Epidemiology.

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

Applicants should have completed master’s degree from an institution accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accrediting agency or an internationally recognized institution. They should have obtained a cumulative GPA of 3.00 from a master’s degree granting institution. International students whose language of instruction is not English are required to take one of the following tests: the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum acceptable score of 550 on paper-based test, 213 on computer-based test with a score of 4.0 or higher on the Test of Written English (TWE), or 79 on internet based examination; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) score of 80; International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a score of 6.5; or Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 59.

Kualifikasi

Doktor (S3)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

Capella University

Nama jurusan

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