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Public Health (DrPH)

Degree: Doctoral Degrees

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The Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) program is an advanced professional degree in public health. The UGA’s DrPH program aims to prepare graduates to advance the public’s health through the integration of core public health knowledge, application of analytical skills in leadership and practice, and utilization of public health research methodology to the complex practical problems in public health practice.

School/College

College of Public Health
N130 Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences
Athens, GA 30602-2102
Phone: 706/

Academic Department

Public Health
N123 Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences
Athens, GA 30602-2102
Phone: 706/425-3222

Contacts

Graduate Coordinator

Joel M. Lee

706/542-3709

This program is interdisciplinary and provides advanced public health training which draws on a variety of academic disciplines to train mid- to senior-level professionals in public health. This advanced professional degree is designed for administrators and practitioners who have three or more years of professional experience beyond the M.P.H. degree. The program is 57 hours total, including an applied doctoral dissertation research project.

Students can choose one of the following concentrations:
Environmental Health
Gerontology
Health Policy
Health Promotion
For additional information visit the college’s website or contact the DrPH Program Coordinator, Mumbi Okundaye (706.583.0059; drph@uga.edu).

Degree

Code

Course Descriptions

DrPH

817A

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