HEALTH

Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health / Doctor of Public Health

Revised Curriculum 2020

 

Program Educational Objective:

To produce graduates who are competent to work as public health administrators, researchers, consultants, academicians, preventive health clinicians, health and wellness advocates, lifestyle management interventionists and health directors; to work in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, hospitals, local government units, non-government organizations, corporate industries, health organizations, and academic institutions in the Philippines and other parts of the world.

 

Overall Summary:

BASIC COURSE
  3
CGSE 711 Scientific Writing
3  
 
    
BIBLE COURSE
  3
CGSB 811 Professional, Legal and Bible Ethics
3  
 
    
CORE COURSES
  18
DRPH 710 Advanced Pathophysiology of Human Systems and its Treatment
 3  
DRPH 712 Administrative Practices in Social and Human Development
3  
DRPH 721 Crisis Intervention, Management and Counseling
3  
DRPH 811 Healthcare for the Elderly
3  
DRPH 812 Current Public Health Issues and Seminar
3  
DRPH 823 Clinical Internship/Clerkship
 3  
 
    
MAJOR COURSES
   9
DRPH 722 Preventive and Therapeutic Nutrition
3  
DRPH 813 Community Assessment, Planning and Evaluation of Health Intervention Programs
 3  
DRPH 821 Preventive Aspects of Infectious and Lifestyle Diseases
3  
 
    
COGNATE
   3 
DRPH 822 Weight Management and Eating Disorders
 3  
 
    
DISSERTATION WRITING
  12 

Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health (PhD) – Academic Track

This program requires students to complete a dissertation in chapter format and present their research at an international conference. Graduation also requires the publication of the research in refereed journals during their time in graduate school.

    
CGSD 911 Dissertation Writing 1 – Advanced Research and Statistics
 6  
CGSD 922 Dissertation Writing 2 – Writing and Publication
 6  

Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) – Professional Track

This program requires students to complete a dissertation in chapter format, pass a comprehensive examination, and present research at an international conference.

    
CGSD 911 Dissertation 1 (Project-based)
 6  
CGSD 922 Dissertation 2 (Project-based)
 6  
 
    
Total number of units
   48 

 

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