| PhD | ScD |
| Applicant Profile | - Exceptional bachelor’s degree holders and recent MPH or MHA graduates.
| - Mid-career professionals with relevant master’s degree.
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Career Path | - Teaching, research and policy analysis
| - Research, policy analysis, and evaluation
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| Format | - Residential for 18-24 months followed by research
| - Executive format with 1 weekend per month for first 2 years, followed by distance based research
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| Total Credit Hours | - 60 credits beyond baccalaureate; prior master’s degree holders may apply a maximum of 24 credits
| - 45 credits beyond master’s degree and public health core requirements
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| Curriculum | - Individualized to student’s disciplinary interest beyond the requirements in research methods and management core
| - Standardized by cohort design
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Teaching Requirement | - Teaching Assistant for at least one semester
- Deliver at least two lectures under the supervision of faculty responsible for the course
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| Research Involvement Requirement | - Work for faculty as an RA for at least one semester
| - No research involvement requirement
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| Funding | - Tuition waiver and stipend available for exceptional applicants
- Federally funded student loans
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