Accredited Colleges and Universities.
Ph.D. in Public Health
The Ph.D. in Public Health program emphasizes the development and demonstration of strong research skills--skills that will help students pursue professional careers in academia or service to public and private governmental and non-governmental organizations. The program focuses on seeking solutions to significant public health problems and applying and integrating new knowledge into public health research and practice settings. The curriculum is focused on community health, including medical, ethical, social, political, and economic factors that contribute to an overall well-being of a public health system and to the community it serves.
- Gain the key strategies needed for effectively organizing and conducting population-based disease prevention and health promotion programs.
- Examine the social, behavioral, and cultural factors that impact public health.
- Explore the chemical, physical, and biological hazards that can affect the health and safety of a community.
- A self-directed option that allows you to conduct research independently while working closely with a faculty mentor on an area of interest about which you are passionate.
- A course-based program of study that may allow you to complete your degree in less than 3 years.*
Ph.D. in Human Services - Public Health (Course-Based)
Human services professionals are on the front lines in serving and caring for those who are most vulnerable and in need. The Public Health specialization will drive you to explore the role that health promotion plays in creating positive social change. You will engage in an epidemiological approach to the study of disease and injury in populations and learn how to apply this study to the control of public health problems. It focuses on the critical public health issues impacting your community. In this specialization you will:
Ph.D. in Health Services - Public Health Policy (Self-Directed)
Meeting the demand for accessible, high-quality healthcare is one of society's most critical challenges. Walden's Ph.D. in Health Services can help prepare you for decision-making roles at a range of healthcare organizations in the private and public sectors. This degree program offers three ways to learn. You can choose from the self-directed, mixed-model, or course-based format depending on your specialization.As you gain the skills to design, implement, manage, and influence public health policy at the local, state, and federal levels you will explore how data is used in forming policy recommendations and drafting legislation in the Public Health Policy specialization.
Ph.D. in Health Services - Public Health Policy (Course-Based)
Meeting the demand for accessible, high-quality healthcare is one of society's most critical challenges. Walden's Ph.D. in Health Services can help prepare you for decision-making roles at a range of healthcare organizations in the private and public sectors. This degree program offers three ways to learn. You can choose from the self-directed, mixed-model, or course-based format depending on your specialization.As you gain the skills to design, implement, manage, and influence public health policy at the local, state, and federal levels you will explore how data is used in forming policy recommendations and drafting legislation in the Public Health Policy specialization.
Ph.D. in Public Health - Epidemiology
An M.S. in Public Health from Walden University prepares students to understand how local, regional, national, and global factors influence public health practice. The Epidemiology specialization focuses on the scientific understanding of the distribution, causes, prevention and control of disease in populations. Students will create and evaluate programs using contemporary methodologies after generating new information from interdisciplinary topics.
DrPH - Epidemiology
Through an applied epidemiological research project, delve deeply into research, epidemiological theories, and evidence-based practices and make an immediate impact in your field. Developed around national public health curriculum standards, this professional doctorate is one of few online DrPH specializations in Epidemiology. The curriculum emphasizes the biogenetic, environmental, psychosocial, and occupational factors that contribute to national and global population-based health disparities and the epidemiological practices associated with infectious disease investigation, prevention, and control in public health environments. Capella's multidisciplinary approach to public health education also provides you with opportunities to collaborate with other public and private sector professionals whose work often intersects with the field of public health. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing leadership positions in private, government, or community-based public health organizations focused on disease prevention and control.All courses are taken in sequence, allowing you to learn and build professional relationships with the same cohort of students. Review of this specialization is pending in ND and SC.
DrPH - Health Advocacy and Leadership
This professional doctorate, developed around national public health curriculum standards, is one of few online DrPH specializations in Health Advocacy and Leadership. The curriculum emphasizes factors that contribute to population-based health disparities, nationally and globally; leadership theories and principles; public health program and policy planning, implementation, and evaluation; and collaboration, communication, advocacy, and leadership strategies used to address public health issues. All courses are taken in sequence, allowing you to learn and build professional relationships with the same cohort of students. Capella's multidisciplinary approach to public health education also provides you with opportunities to collaborate with other public and private sector professionals whose work often intersects with the field of public health. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing leadership positions in private, government, or community-based public health organizations. Increase your effectiveness as a public health advocate and leader and make an immediate impact in your field through an applied public health research project. Review of this specialization is pending in ND and SC