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Pre-requisites

Students admitted with a graduate degree other than an MPH must complete some or all of the six public health prerequisite courses over the summer prior to starting the required DrPH coursework. It is strongly suggested that students complete these prerequisite courses prior to matriculation in the fall. If the student cannot complete these courses in the summer, the student may be required to take a heavier course load in Year One. Questions about prerequsites may be directed to the Director of the DrPH program, Dr. Jo Ivey Boufford at meb6@nyu.edu. The pre-requisite courses are as follows:

GPH-GU 2106 Epidemiology (3)
GPH-GU 2110 Health Care Policy (1.5)
GPH-GU 2112 Public Health Management & Leadership (1.5)
GPH-GU 2140 Global Issues in Social & Behavioral Health (3)
GPH-GU 2153 Global Environmental Health (3)
GPH-GU 2995 Biostatistics for Public Health (3)

Degree Requirements

Required Courses (27 credits):

GPH-GU 1230 Advanced Introduction to Public Health Ethics (3)
GPH-GU 5320 Data Utilization in Public Health Practice (3)
GPH-GU 3294 Designing and Managing Organizations in Public Health (3)
GPH-GU 3020 Evidence-based Public Health Systems Review Best Practice (0) 
GPH-GU 2405 Health Communications: Changing Social Norms in Theory and Practice (3)
GPH-GU 3185 Health Services & Policy Research (3)
GPH-GU 3050 Methods in Community Health Research (3) 
GPH-GU 3030 DrPH Public Health Leadership Seminar I (1.5)
GPH-GU 3035 DrPH Public Health Leadership Seminar II (1.5)
GPH-GU 3347 Tackling Global Health Disparities through Implementation Science (3)
GPH-GU 3248 Teams and Strategies in Public Health Management (3)
GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0 credits) (NOTE: Required only for students without a CEPH-accredited MPH degree)

 

Electives (15 credits):

Students select electives in consultation with their faculty mentor.

 

Other Requirements:

  • Instructional design workshops (online)
  • Instructional design project
  • CDC Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) Training (online)
  • 200 hours of an Applied Practice Experience, developed in consultation with the faculty mentor
  • Qualifying examination
  • Dissertation

 

 

Course Sequences

Students without an MPH must complete the following courses before beginning Year 1 of the program:
GPH-GU 2106 Epidemiology (3)
GPH-GU 2110 Health Care Policy (1.5)
GPH-GU 2112 Public Health Management & Leadership (1.5)
GPH-GU 2140 Global Issues in Social & Behavioral Health (3)
GPH-GU 2153 Global Environmental Health (3)
GPH-GU 2995 Biostatistics for Public Health (3)

 

Year 1:
Fall Semester (10.5 credits)
GPH-GU 3248 Teams and Strategies in Public Health Management (3)*
GPH-GU 3030 DrPH Public Health Leadership Seminar I (1.5)
GPH-GU 3185 Health Services & Policy Research (3)
GPH-GU 3020 Evidence-based Public Health Systems Review Best Practice (0)
GPH-GU Elective (optional) (3)

Spring Semester (9 credits)
GPH-GU Elective (3)
GPH-GU 3294 Designing and Managing Organizations in Public Health (3)
GPH-GU 3050 Methods in Community Health Research (3)
GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (required for students without a CEPH-accredited MPH) (0)
Professional Development Workshop – Instructional Design (0)

Summer Semester (6 credits)
CDC Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) training (0)
GPH-GU 2405 Health Communications (3)
GPH-GU 1230 Advanced Introduction to Public Health Ethics (3)

 

Year 2
Fall Semester (10.5 credits)
GPH-GU 3035 DrPH Public Health Seminar II (1.5)*
GPH-GU 5320 Data Utilization in Public Health Practice (3)*
GPH-GU 3347 Tackling Global Health Disparities through Implementation Science (3)
GPH-GU Elective (3)
Professional Development: Instructional Practice

Spring Semester (9 credits)
GPH-GU Elective (3)
GPH-GU Elective (3)
GPH-GU Elective (3)
Applied Practice Experience planning & approval

Summer Semester

  • Applied Practice Experience (minimum 200 hours of a public health leadership project)
  • Applied Practice Experience deliverable (project report)

 

Year 3
Fall Semester

  • MAINT-GU 4747 Maintenance of Matriculation (0)
  • Complete Applied Practice Experience & deliverable, as needed
  • Complete Qualifying Exam

Spring and Summer Semesters

  • Spring: MAINT-GU 4747 Maintenance of Matriculation (0)
  • Spring: Dissertation proposal preparation
  • Spring: Dissertation Proposal Defense (timeline, methods and topic approved)
  • Summer: Begin dissertation research

 

Year 4
Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters

  • Fall & Spring: MAINT-GU 4747 Maintenance of Matriculation (0)
  • Dissertation research, continued

 

Year 5
Fall Semester

  • MAINT-GU 4747 Maintenance of Matriculation (0)
  • Dissertation research completed
  • Dissertation Defense

* students who matriculated prior to Fall 2022 take these courses in a different order: GPH-GU 5320 is taken in the first Fall; GPH-GU 3248 is taken in the second Fall; GPH-GU 3035 is taken in the first Spring.

Students without an MPH must complete the following courses before beginning Year 1 of the program:
GPH-GU 2106 Epidemiology (3)
GPH-GU 2110 Health Care Policy (1.5)
GPH-GU 2112 Public Health Management & Leadership (1.5)
GPH-GU 2140 Global Issues in Social & Behavioral Health (3)
GPH-GU 2153 Global Environmental Health (3)
GPH-GU 2995 Biostatistics for Public Health (3)

 

Year 1:
Fall Semester (4.5 credits)
GPH-GU 3248 Teams and Strategies in Public Health Management (3)*
GPH-GU 3030 DrPH Public Health Leadership Seminar I (1.5)
GPH-GU 3020 Evidence-based Public Health Systems Review Best Practice (0)
GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (required for students without a CEPH-accredited MPH) (0)

Spring Semester (6 credits)
GPH-GU 3294 Designing and Managing Organizations in Public Health (3)
GPH-GU Elective (3)
Professional Development Workshop – Instructional Design (0)

Summer Semester (6 credits)
CDC Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) training (0)
GPH-GU 2405 Health Communications (3)
GPH-GU 1230 Advanced Introduction to Public Health Ethics (3)

 

Year 2:
Fall Semester (4.5 credits)
GPH-GU 3347 Tackling Global Health Disparities through Implementation Science (3)
GPH-GU 3035 DrPH Public Health Leadership Seminar II (1.5)*
Professional Development Workshop: Instructional Practice (0)

Spring Semester (6 credits)
GPH-GU 3050 Methods in Community Health Research (3)
GPH-GU Elective (3)

Summer Semester (3 credits)
GPH-GU Elective (3)

 

Year 3:
Fall Semester (6 credits)
GPH-GU 5320 Data Utilization in Public Health Practice (3)*
GPH-GU 3185 Health Services and Policy Research (3)

Spring Semester (6 credits)
GPH-GU Elective (3)
GPH-GU Elective (3)
Applied Practice Experience planning & approval

Summer Semester
Applied Practice experience (200 hours of a public health leadership project)

 

Year 4:
Fall Semester

  • MAINT-GU 4747 Maintenance of Matriculation (0)
  • Complete Applied Practice Experience & deliverable (project report)

Spring Semester

  • MAINT-GU 4747 Maintenance of Matriculation (0)
  • Complete Qualifying Exam

Summer Semester

  • Dissertation proposal preparation

 

Year 5:
Fall, Spring, and Summer Semesters

  • Fall & Spring: MAINT-GU 4747 Maintenance of Matriculation (0)
  • Fall: Dissertation proposal defense
  • Spring & Summer: Dissertation research

 

Year 6:
Fall Semester

  • Fall & Spring: MAINT-GU 4747 Maintenance of Matriculation (0)
  • Fall: Dissertation research, continued

Spring Semester

  • Dissertation Defense

 

* students who matriculated prior to Fall 2022 take these courses in a different order: GPH-GU 5320 is taken in the first Fall; GPH-GU 3248 is taken in the second Fall; GPH-GU 3035 is taken in the first Spring.