Doctor of Philosophy
Program Details
Areas of Study
- Health Behavior
- Health Education
- Health Policy
- Health Services Research
- Rehabilitation
- Disability Studies.
- PhD in Community Health combined with MD through the Medical Scholars Program―a seven-year program.
Requirements
- Master's degree plus three to four years of study
- Two years of courses, remaining time for dissertation research
- Minimum of 64 hours of graduate credit, including 8 hours each of advanced statistics and advanced research methods
- Written preliminary examination
- Written dissertation proposal, oral dissertation proposal, submission and dissertation defense
For more information contact:
Tina Candler
Graduate Program Secretary
tcandler@illinois.edu
Phone: (217) 333-1083
Dr. Steven Petruzzello
Associate Head for Graduate Affairs
petruzze@illinois.edu
Dr. David Strauser
Community Health Graduate Program Coordinator
Phone: (217) 333-6877
Also see:
University of Illinois Graduate College and
Handbook