Community Health Sciences, PhD

Curriculum

The program requires 60-credit hours of coursework beyond the master’s degree:

• Community Health Core – 15 credit hours
• Statistics and Research Methods Core – 12 credit hours
• Community Health Electives – 9 credit hours
• Cognate Area – 9 credit hours
• Independent Research – 15 credit hours

Research and Faculty

Our mission is to advance the health and well-being of communities through rigorous research, innovative education and collaborative partnerships. You will have the opportunity to participate in faculty-led research within the areas of disease prevention, behavioral interventions, physical activity promotion, overall wellness and public health.

Faculty research expertise:

• Health communication and health literacy
• Development, evaluation and dissemination of physical activity intervention
• HIV interventions in high-risk, African American men
• Psychological factors associated with exercise adherence
• Sexual health, consent and social media

Meet our Departmental Faculty

Admissions

Our program accepts new applications only for the Fall semester. To receive full consideration for student benefits, we strongly encourage applicants to apply before February 1 for international students and March 1 for domestic students. Additionally, advisor selection must be completed before submitting the application.

To apply to the Community Health Sciences PhD program, submit the following:

• Graduate College application
• Transcripts from all previously attended institutions (3.5 minimum graduate GPA required)
• Current resume/vita
• Three letters of recommendation
• Professional goal statement (approximately two pages, double-spaced)
• Professional writing sample (scholarly paper, thesis, report or other publication within the last 10 years)

*If you have not completed a master’s degree prior to admission, you must complete all master’s-level prerequisites in addition to the doctoral requirements.

Cost & Assistance

Full-time students may be eligible for graduate assistantships in the School of Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, either as a Graduate Teaching Associate (GTA) or a Graduate Research Associate (GRA). These positions are highly competitive and typically awarded in the spring semester. Those granted assistantships are eligible to receive a tuition waiver, health insurance and stipend. Please contact hohan@okstate.edu for more information.

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