2021-2022 Academic Catalog

PMO 608 Doctoral Student Seminar

This course is designed to prepare students in the Public Health PhD program for the written and oral qualifying examinations. Students are expected to attend for three semesters beginning in Spring of their first year. The Spring semester will focus on preparing for the written examination. Students will prepare and discuss case studies in public health to practice integrating information from core courses to address real-world public health problems. Subsequent semesters will focus on preparing for the oral examination and dissertation research process, including developing a specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely research question and a draft research proposal.

Credits

2.25