The DrPH program is 82 quarter credit hours for students with a master's in MPH (Track I) or 103 credit hours if students’ master's is not an MPH (Tack II).
For information about the DrPH program, including course descriptions, see: Walden University Catalog. The program courses appear in Table 4a (DrPH- Track I) and Table 4b (DrPH- Track II).
Table 4a. Doctor of Public Health- Track I Required Courses
|
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
|
PUBH 8007 |
Public Health Essentials |
0 |
|
PUBH 8004 |
Foundations of Doctoral Success in Public Health |
5 |
|
PUBH 8051 |
Advanced Issues in Global Public Health |
5 |
|
PUBH 8410 |
Fundamentals of Leadership, System Evaluation, and Interventions in Public Health |
5 |
|
PUBH 8510 |
Doctoral Seminar I |
1 |
|
RSCH 8110 |
Research Theory, Design, and Methods |
5 |
|
PUBH 8512 |
Doctoral Seminar II |
1 |
|
PUBH 8040 |
Advanced Public Health Policy and Advocacy |
5 |
|
PUBH 8211 |
Research Methods of Public Health |
5 |
|
PUBH 8044 |
Advanced Program Evaluation |
5 |
|
Residency 1 required after PUBH 8004 and prior starting PUBH 8048 |
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|
PUBH 8048 |
Research Application of Theories, Models, and Conceptual Frameworks in Public Health |
5 |
|
PUBH 8317 |
Financing Public Health Systems |
5 |
|
PUBH 8514 |
Doctoral Seminar III |
1 |
|
PUBH 8546 |
Public Health Surveillance and Advanced Data Analysis |
5 |
|
PUBH 8132 |
Communication and Social Marketing Strategies for Public Health Leaders |
5 |
|
PUBH 8516 |
Doctoral Seminar IV |
1 |
|
PUBH 8248 |
Advanced Practice-Based Research Methods |
5 |
|
PUBH 8990 |
DrPH Applied Practice Experience |
2 |
|
PUBH 8518 |
Doctoral Seminar V |
1 |
|
Residency 2 required after PUBH 8048 and prior to starting PUBH 9100 |
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|
PUBH 9100 |
Public Health Capstone |
5 credits per term for a minimum of X terms, taken continuously until completion. |
|
*PUBH 9100 minimum of 3 terms |
|
|
* Students take this course for a minimum of three terms and are continuously enrolled until completion of their doctoral study with final chief academic officer (CAO) approval. In general, students are continuously registered in the doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project, and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral study, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the chief academic officer. Students must also publish their doctoral study on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the doctoral study process in the Doctoral Study Guidebook.
Table 4b. Doctor of Public Health- Track II Required Courses
|
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
|
PUBH 8007 |
Public Health Essentials |
0 |
|
PUBH 8004 |
Foundations of Doctoral Success in Public Health |
5 |
|
PUBH 8038 |
Health Behavior Theory |
5 |
|
PUBH 8032 |
SPSS Revealed |
1 |
|
PUBH 8051 |
Advanced Issues in Global Public Health |
5 |
|
PUBH 8033 |
Interpretation and Application of Public Health Data |
5 |
|
PUBH 8035 |
Epidemiology: Decoding the Science of Public Health |
5 |
|
PUBH 8410 |
Fundamentals of Leadership, System Evaluation, and Interventions in Public Health |
5 |
|
PUBH 8034 |
Environmental Health: Local to Global |
5 |
|
PUBH 8510 |
Doctoral Seminar I |
1 |
|
RSCH 8110 |
Research Theory, Design, and Methods |
5 |
|
PUBH 8512 |
Doctoral Seminar II |
1 |
|
PUBH 8040 |
Advanced Public Health Policy and Advocacy |
5 |
|
PUBH 8211 |
Research Methods of Public Health |
5 |
|
PUBH 8044 |
Advanced Program Evaluation |
5 |
|
Residency 1 required after PUBH 8004 and prior starting PUBH 8048 |
||
|
PUBH 8048 |
Research Application of Theories, Models, and Conceptual Frameworks in Public Health |
5 |
|
PUBH 8317 |
Financing Public Health Systems |
5 |
|
PUBH 8514 |
Doctoral Seminar III |
1 |
|
PUBH 8546 |
Public Health Surveillance and Advanced Data Analysis |
5 |
|
PUBH 8132 |
Communication and Social Marketing Strategies for Public Health Leaders |
5 |
|
PUBH 8516 |
Doctoral Seminar IV |
1 |
|
PUBH 8248 |
Advanced Practice-Based Research Methods |
5 |
|
PUBH 8990 |
DrPH Applied Practice Experience |
2 |
|
PUBH 8518 |
Doctoral Seminar V |
1 |
|
Residency 2 required after PUBH 8048 and prior to starting PUBH 9100 |
||
|
PUBH 9100 |
Public Health Capstone |
5 credits per term for a minimum of X terms, taken continuously until completion. |
|
*PUBH 9100 minimum of 3 terms |
|
|
* Students take this course for a minimum of three terms and are continuously enrolled until completion of their doctoral study with final chief academic officer (CAO) approval. In general, students are continuously registered in the doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project, and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral study, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the chief academic officer. Students must also publish their doctoral study on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the doctoral study process in the Doctoral Study Guidebook