Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Sciences – Full Time

The program curriculum is divided into four layers of courses:

The first layer is common to all admitted students in specialized track and consists of 2 general core courses (6 credit hours in total).
The second layer consists of 1 discipline-specific core course in Health Sciences (3 credit hours).
The third layer consists of one elective course (3 credit hours).
A fourth layer consists of Directed Studies series (4 credit hours in total)

A total of 44 credit hours of dissertation research work are required from each student. Relevant TADESS forms are available.

Year	Semester	Course Code	Course Title	Credit hours
1	Fall	QUHC 700	Advanced Research Methods	3
	Fall	QUHC 710	Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease	3
	Spring	QUHC 715	Special Topics in Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Research	3
	Spring	QUHC 7XX	Elective Topics in Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Research (Elective)	3
	Comprehensive Exam (conditions apply: pass all 4 courses above AND have a GPA≥3)
	Total			12
2	Fall	QUHC 860	Directed Studies in Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Research I	1
	Fall	QUHC 899	Dissertation Research	8
	Candidacy Exam (conditions apply: pass all 4 courses above AND have a GPA≥3)
	Spring	QUHC 861	Directed Studies in Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Research II	1
	Spring	QUHC 899	Dissertation Research	8
	Total			18
3	Fall	QUHC 862	Directed Studies in Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Research III	1
	Fall	QUHC 899	Dissertation Research	8
	Spring	QUHC 863	Directed Studies in Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Research IV	1
	Spring	QUHC 899	Dissertation Research	8
	Total			18
4	Fall	QUHC 899	Dissertation Research	8
	Spring	QUHC 899	Dissertation Research	4
	Total			12

Year	Smester	Course Code	Course Title	Credit hours
1	Fall	QUHC 705	Research Design and Critical Appraisal	3
	Fall	QUHC 711	Evidence Synthesis	3
	Spring	QUHC 716	Special Topics in Clinical & Population Health Research	3
	Spring	QUHC 718	Elective Topics in Clinical & Population Health Research	3
	Comprehensive Exam (conditions apply: pass all 4 courses above AND have a GPA≥3)
	Total			12
2	Fall	QUHC 870	Directed Studies in Clinical & Population Health Research I	1
	Fall	QUHC 899	Dissertation Research	8
	Candidacy Exam
	Spring	QUHC 871	Directed Studies in Clinical & Population Health Research II	1
	Spring	QUHC 899	Dissertation Research	8
	Total			18
3	Fall	QUHC 872	Directed Studies in Clinical & Population Health Research III	1
	Fall	QUHC 899	Dissertation Research	8
	Spring	QUHC 873	Directed Studies in Clinical & Population Health Research IV	1
	Spring	QUHC 899	Dissertation Research	8
	Total			18
4	Fall	QUHC 899	Dissertation Research	8
	Spring	QUHC 899	Dissertation Research	4
	Total			12

Study Plan