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The PhD in Public Health specializing in Epidemiology at Kent State University prepares students for a career in public health research, which demands interdisciplinary skills to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing field.  Doctoral students in the epidemiology specialization will learn to design and implement studies and use advanced quantitative methods to examine critical and emerging health issues.

Students pursuing their PhD in Public Health specializing in Epidemiology can take advantage of the fact that many College of Public Health faculty focus their research in: global health epidemiology, infectious and chronic disease epidemiology, and cancer epidemiology.

PhD trained epidemiologists are scholars and leaders in a variety of settings, including:

• Universities
• Academic health centers and hospitals
• Global health organizations
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Research institutes

Many work for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA, or for other governmental agencies.

If you want to pursue a career that will help you make a difference, the Kent State College of Public Health is a great place to get started.

The PhD in HPM is temporarily suspended and closed to applications.

The PhD in Public Health specializing in Health Policy and Management at Kent State University prepares students for a career in public health research, which demands interdisciplinary skills to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing field. 

Doctoral students in the health policy and management specialization will learn to design and implement studies and use advanced quantitative methods to examine critical and emerging health issues.

Students pursuing their PhD in Public Health specializing in Health Policy and Management will benefit from active faculty research agendas in:

• Health systems research
• Occupational health and safety
• Reproductive health
• HIV/AIDS
• Access to health care
• Health literacy
• Substance abuse
• Community based interventions

Students who graduate with the PhD in Public Health's Health Policy and Management specialization are scholars and leaders in a variety of job settings, including Federal and state health agencies, academic health centers and hospitals, policy and research institutes, managed care and insurance corporations, and health planning organizations.

If you want to pursue a career that will help you make a difference, the Kent State College of Public Health is a great place to get started.

The Ph.D. in Public Health specializing in Prevention Science prepares students for careers in public health research that demand interdisciplinary skills to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing discipline.  Students are prepared to be independent researchers with a focus on prevention science and its application to evidence-based practice through advanced quantitative and qualitative methods.

Students who graduate with the Ph.D. in Prevention Science are scholars and leaders in Federal and state health agencies, academic health centers and hospitals, policy and research institutes, managed care and insurance corporations, and health planning organizations.

The Prevention Science doctoral curriculum consists of a minimum of 91 credit hours organized in five curricular domains:

• Prerequisites (13 credit hours, MPH Core Courses)
• Core courses (12 credit hours)
• Courses required for Prevention Science (24 credit hours)
• Content-related Elective courses (12 credit hours)
• Dissertation (30 credit hours)