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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:

Julie Jenkins
Graduate Program Support Specialist
jjenkns@illinois.edu
Phone: (217) 333-1083

Dr. Steven Petruzzello
Associate Head for Graduate Studies
petruzze@illinois.edu