Office of Admission

Office of Admission

Academic Services

3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., EAD-716

Fort Worth, TX 76107

Phone: 817.735.2401

Fax: 817.735.2619

Toll-Free: 877.868.7741

School of Public Health

PhD – Public Health Sciences

2012-2013 Degree Plan

Name: Advisor’s Name: Concentration:

Student ID: Entering Semester/Year:

Student’s E-mail: Anticipated Graduation Semester/Year:

Students are responsible for reading the catalog, meeting the degree requirements for their concentration, and adhering to the deadlines published in the school’s Academic Calendar. Students should consult the SPH Catalog for specific information on the use of transfer credit and how these credits may be applied toward the completion of the PhD degree. Official transcripts must be filed with the School of Public Health before courses can be approved. Once complete, students should obtain their Advisor’s signature and return this document to the SPH Office of Admission & Academic Services. The student is responsible for keeping a copy of the degree plan.

Once the Degree Plan has been submitted, students have the option of substituting “approved elective courses” without further approval from the Academic Advisor or the Office of Admission and Academic Services. However, if the student wishes to substitute a core, required, or an elective course not listed in the degree requirements, a “Request for Modifications to Degree Plan” form must be completed by the student, submitted to the Academic Advisor for approval, and provided to the Office of Admission and Academic Services. It is the responsibility of the student to communicate with his or her advisor at least once during each semester to review the student’s academic progress.

______Student’s Signature Date Advisor’s Signature Date Department Chair’s Signature Date

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SPH Office of Admission and Academic Services Date Program ChairDate

PhD Core Required Courses (33 SCH)
(45 SCH of the 90 SCH must be completed at UNTHSC) / Required SCH / Planned
Semester / Actual Semester / Advanced Standing
(List Course Name and Number)
Maximum to include transfer hours- 42 SCH / Substitute Course
(List Course Name and Number) / Transfer Credit
(List Course Name and Number)
Maximum 12 SCH / Term / Grade / SCH Completed / Institution
BIOS
5300 / Biostatistics for Public Health I / 3
EOHS
5300 / Environmental Health / 3
EPID
5300 / Principles of Epidemiology / 3
HMAP
5300 / Introto Health Management and Policy / 3
BACH
5300 / Theoretical Foundations of Individual & Community Health / 3
BIOS
5310 / Biostatistics for Public Health 2 / 3
BIOS
6300 / Applied Statistical Methods for Data Analysis / 3
HMAP
6360 / Ethical Issues in Public Health / 3
PHED
6118 / Seminar/Grand Rounds in Public Health Research (1 SCH) / 1
PHED
6220 / Scientific and Grant Writing / 2
PHED
6321 / Pedagogy in Public Health / 3
PHED
6310 / Public Health Research Methods / 3
Subtotal SCH:
Concentration Required: Health Services & Policy (27 SCH) / Required SCH / Planned Semester / Actual Semester / Advanced Standing
(List Course Name and Number)
Maximum to include transfer hours- 42 SCH / Substitute Course
(List Course Name and Number) / Transfer Credit
(List Course Name and Number)
Maximum 12 SCH / Term / Grade / SCH Completed / Institution
HMAP
5326 / Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation / 3
HMAP
5350 / Health Economics / 3
HMAP
6300 / Health Care Systems / 3
HMAP
6310 / Advanced Health Policy / 3
HMAP
6330 / Health Insurance and Managed Care / 3
HMAP
6340 / Health Care Law / 3
HMAP
6350 / Advanced Health Economics / 3
HMAP
6380 / Health Services Research 1 / 3
HMAP
6382 / Health Services Research 2 / 3
HMAP
5326 / Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation / 3
Subtotal SCH:
Concentration Electives: Health Services & Policy
(18 SCH) *no more than 9 SCH at the 5000 level* / Required SCH / Planned Semester / Actual Semester / Advanced Standing
(List Course Name and Number)
Maximum to include transfer hours- 42 SCH / Substitute Course
(List Course Name and Number) / Transfer Credit
(List Course Name and Number)
Maximum 12 SCH / Term / Grade / SCH Completed / Institution
BIOS
6314 / Applied Categorical Data Analysis / 3
BIOS
6391 / Topics in Biostatistics: Multivariate Analysis / 3
EPID
5312 / Survey Methodology / 3
EPID
5314 / Applied Data Analysis in Epidemiology / 3
EPID
6300 / Intermediate Epidemiology for Public Health Practice / 3
EPID
6310 / Advanced Methods in Epidemiology I / 3
EPID
6320 / Social Epidemiology / 3
HMAP
5312 / Health Politics and Policy / 3
HMAP
5320 / Health Services Management / 3
HMAP
5321 / Health Information Systems / 3
HMAP
5330 / Health Finance I / 3
HMAP
5332 / Health Finance II / 3
HMAP
5340 / Public Health Law / 3
HMAP
6391 / Advanced Topics in Health Management & Policy / 3
HMAP
6399 / Doctoral Independent Study in Health Management & Policy / 3
BACH
5324 / Introduction to Health Disparities / 3
BACH
6310 / Qualitative Research Methods / 3
BACH
6318 / Health Promotion in Multicultural Populations / 3
BACH
6324 / Public Health and Aging / 3
BACH
6326 / Society and Health / 3
BACH
6394 / Advanced Topics in Culture, Race, Ethnicity, and Health / 3
PHED
6391 / Advanced Topics for Public Health / 3
Subtotal
Culminating Experience
(12 SCH) / Required SCH / Planned Semester / Actual Semester / Advanced Standing
(List Course Name and Number)
Maximum to include transfer hours- 42 SCH / Substitute Course
(List Course Name and Number) / Transfer Credit
(List Course Name and Number)
Maximum 12 SCH / Term / Grade / SCH Completed / Institution
HMAP
6395 / Doctoral Dissertation / 12
HMAP 6000 / Departmental Comprehensive Examination / 0
Overall Credit from another university
Overall TOTAL

Health Services Research Updated 7.6.12

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