Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

The Doctor of Philosophy in Community Health Sciences, offered in conjunction with the School of Public Health, is an advanced program of study designed primarily for those who intend to pursue careers involving research, teaching, and professional practice to promote health, prevent disease and improve the quality of life. The program advocates an ecological approach to understanding determinants of health. The diverse education and cultural backgrounds of the faculty are linked by their collective reliance on this approach. This program will train students to: conduct original research to identify and examine individual and social determinants of health, illness, and disease; Design, implement and evaluate multi-level interventions to promote health, prevent disease and reduce health disparities; and translate knowledge derived from research into public health practice. The curriculum includes coursework, research and practical instruction in community health promotion, health education, systems thinking, research and intervention design including traditional (experimental) and applied (community-based participatory) approaches, as well as statistical methods and data analysis and interpretation. Doctoral students also gain expertise through participation in a formal teaching practicum. Each student will be required to complete a dissertation based on independent empirical research that generates knowledge and promotes innovation in the field of Public Health.

Modul program

The modules are BCHS 6501 Ecological Approaches to Community Health Sciences 3 credits,BCHS 6502 Health Behavior Change 3 credits,BIOS 6244 Analysis of Categorical Data in the Health Sciences 3 credits,BCHS 6600 Community Health Sciences Seminar II 1 credit, BIOS 6102 Biostatistics II 3 credits,INTR 260 Responsible Conduct in Research 1 credit,BCHS 6503 Teaching Practicum 2 credits,INTR 220 Ethics in Biomedical Science 1 credit,EPID XXX Grantsmanship and Proposal Development 3 credits. Electives are Group A Electives: At least two ofthe following content tract courses BCHS 6504 Mental Health Promotion in Community Health 3 credits, BCHS 6505 Race, Gender, and Health Sciences 3 credits, BCHS 6218 Principles of Rural Health 3 credits, BCHS 6220 Issues in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health 3 credits, BCHS 6222 Chronic Disease Prevention and Management 3 credits, BCHS 6223 Public Health Implications of an Aging Society 3 credits, BCHS 6224 Health Related Physical Activity 3 credits, BCHS 6225 Infectious Disease: A Public Health Response 3 credits. Group B: Methods Courses (At least two of the following) BCHS 7350 Translational Research (3), BCHS 6221 Survey Design (3), EPID 6217 Database Management (3), PUBH 6201 Principles of Geographic Information Systems in Public Health (3), EPID 6225 Health Outcomes Research (3). Group C: Biostatistics Courses (At least two of the following) BIOS 6210 Categorical Data Analysis (3), BIOS 6202 Applied Linear Models (3), BIOS 6308 Multivariate Methods (3), BIOS 6314 Clinical Trials Methodology (3).

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

Applicants should have a baccalaureate degree from a college or university approved by a regional accrediting agency, a grade point average of 3.0 for undergraduate and graduate work based on a 4-point scale, a minimum combined score of 1000 on the Verbal and Quantitative components of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), all international students must present a minimum score of 550 on the paper-based, 213 on the computer-based or 79 on internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Kualifikasi

Doktor (S3)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans

Nama jurusan

School of Public Health at New Orleans