Overview
STRUCTURE AND REQUIREMENTS
Overview
The PhD program in Public Health offers extensive training in quantitative methods, including epidemiology, clinical research, health economics, and biostatistics. We offer a blend of courses that delve into environmental health, health systems and policy, and the impact of social determinants of health. The program includes a course on Applied Artificial Intelligence in Public Health, which explores the potential of artificial intelligence to transform the field of public health. Another unique course in our program explores the role of genomics in public health and personalized prevention. Our unique curriculum combines efficient and effective approaches to infectious disease management with strategies for the prevention and control of chronic diseases. Our program provides a competitive advantage to students interested in pursuing a PhD in public health and an analytic perspective on the most pressing issues in the field. Through these courses, we will train a transformational generation of leaders in public health, equipped to address the complex challenges facing the UAE and the world at large.
OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
Program Educational Objectives
The Program Educational Objectives for the PhD in Public Health are:
- To graduate Public Health specialists with advanced training who can lead independent research and promote rigorous practice.
- To strengthen public health research and support research collaborations and partnerships at Khalifa University and beyond to improve data systems and address emerging public health issues in the UAE.
- To develop scholarly inquiry that addresses current public health issues in the UAE.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the PhD in Public Health, a graduate will be able to:
- Design public health studies using advanced methods to evaluate population health issues, investigate etiologic and preventive relations, predict health outcomes, provide input for program evaluation, and advance the knowledge base.
- Evaluate public and population health needs and conduct independent, original research that addresses a gap in the scientific literature and/or need in society.
- Develop communication that incorporates the critical importance of evidence in advancing public health knowledge in a manner appropriate to researchers, businesses, governments, communities, and other stakeholders.
- Plan studies that demonstrate adherence to research principles, integrity, and ethical standards in human research.
STRUCTURE AND REQUIREMENTS
PROGRAM STRUCTURE AND REQUIREMENTS
The structure and requirements for the PhD in Public Health program for candidates with a Master鈥檚 degree and those with only a Bachelor鈥檚 degree are detailed below.
Candidates with a Master鈥檚 Degree聽
The PhD in Public Health consists of a minimum 60 credit hours, distributed as follows: 18 credit hours of core courses, 6 credit hours of elective courses, and 36 credit hours of PhD Dissertation. The components of the program are summarized in the table below:
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Category
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Credit Hours
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Core Courses
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18
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Elective Courses
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6
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BIOM 799 PhD Research Dissertation
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36
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Total
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60
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All core courses are 3 credit hours each and all elective courses are 2 credit hours each.
Core courses (18 credit hours)
- PUBH 701 Principles of Public Health Practice.
- PUBH 702 Public Health Policy & Systems.
- PUBH 703 Epidemiology.
- PUBH 704 Biostatistics.
- PUBH 705 Research Methods & Protocol Development.
- PUBH 706 Doctoral Seminar.
Electives courses (6 credit hours)
- PUBH 711 Applied Artificial Intelligence in Public Health.
- PUBH 712 Healthcare Analytics.
- PUBH 713 Principles of Chronic & Infectious Disease.
- PUBH 714 Qualitative Research.
- PUBH 715 Environmental Public Health
- PUBH 716 Health Economics
- PUBH 717 Public Health Genomics and Personalized Prevention
A typical study plan for a full-time Master鈥檚 degree students enrolled in the PhD in Public Health is shown below.
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester聽
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Year 1
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PUBH 701 Principles of Public Health Practice
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PUBH 702 Public Health Policy & Systems
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PUBH 703 Epidemiology
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PUBH 705 Research Methods & Protocol Development
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PUBH 706 Doctoral Seminar
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PUBH 704 Biostatistics
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Elective
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PUBH 705 Research Methods & Protocol Development
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Year 2
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Elective
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PUBH 721 Qualifying Examination
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Elective
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PUBH 722 Dissertation Research
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聽PUBH 706 Doctoral Seminar
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聽PUBH 722 Dissertation聽 聽Research
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Year 3
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PUBH 723 Research Proposal Examination
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BIOM 717: Seminars in Biomedical Sciences 3
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PUBH 706 Doctoral Seminar
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BIOM 799: Dissertation research
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聽PUBH 722 Dissertation聽 聽Research
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PUBH 722 Dissertation Research
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Year 4
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PUBH 722 Dissertation Research
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PUBH 722 Dissertation Research
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PUBH 724 Dissertation Defense
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Candidates with only a Bachelor鈥檚 Degree
Students with only a Bachelor鈥檚 degree must enroll on full-time basis. The PhD in Public Health consists of a minimum 72 credit hours, distributed as follows: 30 credit hours of core courses, 6 credit hours of elective courses, and 36 credit hours of PhD Dissertation. The components of the program are summarized in the table below:
| Category |
Credit Hours |
| Core Courses |
30 |
| Elective Courses |
6 |
| BIOM 799 PhD Research Dissertation |
36 |
| Total |
72 |
All core courses are 3 credit hours each and all elective courses are 2 credit hours each.
Core courses (30 Credits)
- PUBH 601 Social and Behavioral Sciences for Public Health.
- PUBH 602 Leveraging Data for Evidence-Based Decision Making .
- PUBH 603 Data Visualization.
- PUBH 604 Infectious and Chronic Disease Epidemiology.
- PUBH 701 Principles of Public Health Practice
- PUBH 703 Epidemiology
- PUBH 704 Biostatistics
- PUBH 705 Research Methods & Protocol Development
- PUBH 706 Doctoral Seminar
Elective courses (6 credit hours)
- PUBH 711 Applied Artificial Intelligence in Public Health.
- PUBH 712 Healthcare Analytics.
- PUBH 713 Principles of Chronic & Infectious Disease
- PUBH 714 Qualitative Research.
- PUBH 715 Environmental Public Health
- PUBH 716 Health Economics
- PUBH 718 Public Health Genomics and Personalized Prevention
A typical study plan for a full-time Bachelor鈥檚 degree students enrolled in the PhD in Public Health is shown below.
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Fall Semester聽
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Spring Semester聽
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Year 1
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PUBH 731 Social and Behavioral Sciences for Public Health
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PUBH 734 Fundamentals of Infectious and Chronic Disease
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PUBH 732 Leveraging Data for Evidence-Based Decision Making
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PUBH 702 Public Health Policy & Systems
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PUBH 701 Principles of Public Health Practice
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PUBH 733 Data Visualization
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Year 2
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PUBH 703 Epidemiology
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PUBH 702 Public Health Policy & Systems
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PUBH 706 Doctoral Seminar
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Elective
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PUBH 722 Dissertation Research
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Elective
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PUBH 706 Doctoral Seminar
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聽Year 3
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PUBH 706 Doctoral Seminar
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PUBH 723 Research Proposal Examination
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PUBH 722 Dissertation Research
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PUBH 722 Dissertation Research
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PUBH 705 Research Methods & Protocol Development
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Year 4
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PUBH 723 Research Proposal Examination
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PUBH 722 Dissertation Research
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PUBH 722 Dissertation Research
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Year 5
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PUBH 722 Dissertation Research
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PUBH 722 Dissertation Research
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PUBH 724 Dissertation Defense
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