Sample Schedules

Program Details:

The following are examples of curriculum schedules, one for incoming students with a background in statistics and epidemiology and another for students with no prior background in statistics and epidemiology.

With Prior Background in Statistics and Epidemiology

AUT 1

Health Systems and Policy (3)
(HSERV 512)

Advanced Health Services Research Methods I (4)
(HSERV 523)

Study Designs & Causal Inference (1)
HSERV 590

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

WIN 1

Health Policy Research (3)
(HSERV 513)

Advanced Health Services Research Methods II (4)
(HSERV 524)

Health Economics (4)
(HSMGMT 514)

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

SPR 1

Social Determinants of Population Health and Health Disparities (3)
(HSERV 514)

Advanced Health Services Research Methods III (4)
(HSERV 525)

Emphasis Area (3-4) ELECTIVE

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

Preliminary Exam

AUT 2

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

Emphasis Area (3-4) ELECTIVE

WIN 2

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

Sociological Theory (5)
SOC 416
(satisfies theory req.)

Emphasis Area (3-4) ELECTIVE

Written General Exam

SPR 2

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

Dissertation (8)
HSERV 800

Oral General Exam

AUT 3

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

Dissertation (8)
HSERV 800

WIN 3

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

Dissertation (8)
HSERV 800

SPR 3

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

Dissertation (8)
HSERV 800

Dissertation Defense

No Prior Background in Statistics and Epidemiology

AUT 1

Health Systems and Policy (3)
(HSERV 512)

Medical
Biometry I (4)
(BIOST 511)

Epidemiological
Methods I (4)
(EPI 512)

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

WIN 1

Health Policy Research (3)
(HSERV 513)

Medical
Biometry II (4)
(BIOST 512)

Epidemiological
Methods II (4)
(EPI 513)

Health Economics (4)
(HSMGMT 514)

(optional if conflict occurs with required courses)
Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

SPR 1

Social Determinants of Population Health and Health Disparities (3)
(HSERV 514)

Medical
Biometry III (4)
(BIOST 513)

Emphasis Area (3-4) ELECTIVE

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

Preliminary Exam

AUT 2

Advanced Health Services Research Methods I (4)
(HSERV 523)

Study Designs & Causal Inference (1)
HSERV 590

Emphasis Area (3-4) ELECTIVE

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

WIN 2

Advanced Health Services Research Methods II (4)
(HSERV 524)

Sociological Theory (5)
SOC 416
(satisfies theory req.)

Emphasis Area (3-4) ELECTIVE

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

SPR 2

Advanced Health Services Research Methods III (4)
(HSERV 525)

Independent Study (3-4)

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

Written General Exam

AUT 3

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

Independent Study (8)

WIN 3

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

Independent Study (8)

Oral General Exam

SPR 3

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

Dissertation (8)
HSERV 800

AUT 4

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

Dissertation (8)
HSERV 800

WIN 4

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

Dissertation (8)
HSERV 800

SPR 4

Doctoral Seminar (2)
(HSERV 592)

Dissertation (8)
HSERV 800

Dissertation Defense