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DrPH Global Health
The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree is designed to provide advanced knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to plan, manage, and evaluate health and development programs both in the developing and developed world.
Building on earlier graduate work, public health professionals develop a broad base of advanced knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to plan, manage, and evaluate health and development programs both in developing and developed countries. Program emphases enable students to experientially learn leadership and administrative skills, cross-cultural communication techniques, and appropriate operational and evaluation research methodologies in order to address the multifaceted problems affecting health and development among, underserved populations and resource-scarce communities.
Applicants possessing a master’s degree in public health (or a master’s or doctoral degree in a related field) and relevant field experience are eligible to apply. Graduates of this program typically are employed in national and global organizations (government, private and voluntary), and in academic settings.
Following are the eligibility and degree requirements and additional information for the DrPH in global health.
Learner outcomes
Upon completion of this degree, the graduate should be able to:
- 1. demonstrate cultural competency strategies in community health and development
- 2. design effective community-appropriate health and development programs
- 3. demonstrate effective program management
- 4. demonstrate principles of community engagement
- 5. demonstrate appropriate qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
- 6. apply principles of policy and advocacy in community health and development
Prerequisite
- Human anatomy and physiology (one course)
- Microbiology (one course)
- Master’s or doctoral degree in related field
- Two years experience in professional public health practice
Corequisite
(may be taken during first two quarters of program, in addition to the units required for degree; advanced standing from previous MPH degrees will be considered)
- ENVH 509 Principles of Environmental Health (3)
- EPDM 509 Principles of Epidemiology I (3)
- EPDM 568 Epidemiologic Research Methods in Developing Countries (2)
- HADM 509 Principles of Health Policy and Management (3)
- HPRO 509 Principles of Health Behavior (3)
- GLBH 545 Integrated Community Development (4)
- GLBH 564 Primary Health Care Programs I (3)
- GLBH 565 International Health Programming (2)
- GLBH 566 Primary Health Care Programs II (3)
- GLBH 568 Primary Health Care Programs III (3)
- NUTR 585 Topics in Global Nutrition (2)
- PHCJ 605 Overview of Public Health (1)
- STAT 515 Grant- and Contract-Proposal Writing (3)
Degree Requirements
Major field (19 units)
- HPRO 589 Qualitative Research Methods (4)
- HPRO 590 Qualitative Research Analysis (1)
- GLBH 606 Advanced Seminar in International Health (2, 2)
- GLBH 695 Practicum in Field-Based Survey and Evaluation (3)
Recommended electives (9 units)
- GLBH 514 Ethnographic Methods in Public Health (3)
- GLBH 516 HIV/AIDS: Implications for Public Health (3)
- GLBH 517 Cultural Issues in Health Care (3)
- GLBH 518 Women in Development (3)
- GLBH 544 Epidemiology of Infectious Disease (3)
- GLBH 547 Refugee and Migrant Health (3)
- GLBH 584 Special Topics in International Health (1-3)
- GLBH 696 Directed Study/Special Project (1-6)
Leadership (16 units)
Required (10 units)
- HADM 510 Public Health Policy (3)
- HADM 514 Health Care Economics (3)
- HPRO 588 Health Behavior Theory and Research (4)
Electives (6 units)
Additional approved courses in the areas of communication and administration.
Research and evaluation (28 units)
- EPDM 510 Principles of Epidemiology II (3)
- GLBH 685 Preliminary Research (2)
- GLBH 692 Research Consultation (2)
- GLBH 694 Research (1-4)
- PHCJ 534 Research Methods (3)
- PHCJ 604 Research Seminar (2)
- STAT 521 Biostatistics I (4)
- STAT 548 Analytical Applications (2)
or
STAT 549 Analytical Applications of SPSS (2)
- STAT 564 Survey and Advanced Research Methods (3)
- STAT 568 Data Analysis (3)
Dissertation (12 units)
Cognates (18 units)
Chosen from area(s) related to dissertation, in consultation with adviser.
Religion (3 units)
TOTAL 96-100