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Timing and Requirements: DrPH

Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) Residency Timing

Residency Required or Optional Timing
Residency 1 Required face-to-face

Complete residency 1 face-to-face as soon as you begin your program; should be taken within 90 days of completing PUBH 8003 AND prior to PUBH 8246.

Focus: Program orientation, leadership in the discipline, overview of doctoral study capstone project, program and Student Success Advising, and socialization into the profession.
Residency 2

Required face-to-face

Complete residency 2 face-to-face after PUBH 8246 AND prior to PUBH 9100 Research Forum.

Focus: Completion of the doctoral study proposal and capstone project, presenting and disseminating research, program and Student Success Advising.

View the DrPH Residency Calendar

Email Academic Advising if you have questions.

International Students: Be sure to register for your selected U.S. residency 3-4 months before the residency start date in order to allow sufficient time to complete the required processes and approvals for you to be able to travel and attend. View the SEVIS/I-20 site for complete information about the requirement for travel to U.S. residencies.

DrPH Residency Learning Outcomes

The following are key learning outcomes you will be expected to achieve as part of your residency experiences at each level:

Residency 1

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the necessary elements required to complete the program.
  2. Use university support services to contribute to the successful completion of the doctoral degree.
  3. Utilize critical thinking skills expected of doctoral students.
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of the literature review process necessary to complete the doctoral study.
  5. Demonstrate leadership skills expected of doctoral students.
  6. Demonstrate best practices in presentation skills. 
  7. Demonstrate an understanding of quantitative approaches necessary to complete the doctoral study.
  8. Demonstrate the ability to formulate appropriate research questions for the doctoral study that incorporate social change.
  9. Identify strategies for continued professional development as scholar-practitioners.

Residency 2

  1. Utilize critical thinking skills expected of doctoral students.
  2. Demonstrate leadership skills expected of doctoral students.
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of research elements necessary to complete the doctoral study such as research design and methodology.
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of quantitative approaches necessary to complete the doctoral study.
  5. Demonstrate best practices in presentation skills.
  6. Demonstrate an understanding of what is required to disseminate research within the appropriate field.
  7. Identify strategies for continued professional development as scholar-practitioners.
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