By the end of the second year of the program, it is anticipated that each student will begin to focus on a research project that will form the basis of his or her dissertation. By this time, students will have a broad background in the core knowledge areas of PHG, and will have identified specific research areas that are of particular interest. Students will be expected to select one of the core knowledge areas for their primary area research, with the other core knowledge area being a secondary area or research.
Once the research project begins to develop, students will be expected to take at least 9 additional units of selective courses related to his/her dissertation project. Although a list of example courses, available in a variety of departments at the UW, is listed below, the course of study from this point on will be individualized. The student needs to work with his/his dissertation supervisory committee to identify the 9 units of selectives that will be the most useful in completing his/her dissertation project. That is, the final selection of electives must be approved by the student's Dissertation Supervisory Committee. Ph.D. students may use the S/NS grading mechanism for selective courses.
Ph.D. students may use the S/NS grading option for selective courses.
The following list of example courses also appears in the Ph.D. Guidelines (Part 1) document.
Examples of Courses for Core Knowledge Area A Selectives: Genomics in Public Health
Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology
Ecogenetics and Pharmacogenomics
| Course | Course name / Link to catalog description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENVH 514 | Environmental and Occupational Toxicology I | 3 |
| ENVH 515 | Environmental and Occupational Toxicology II | 3 |
| ENVH 516 | Environmental and Occupational Toxicology III | 3 |
| ENVH 567 | Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis | 2 |
| ENVH 577 | Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards | 3-4 |
| MEDCH 527 | Drug Metabolism | 4 |
| PCEUT 502 | Pharmacokinetics of Drug Metabolism | 4 |
Clinical Aspects of Genomics
| Course | Course name / Link to catalog description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| B H 548 | Introduction to Clinical Ethics | 3 |
| MED 547 | Quantitative Methods in Medical Genetics | 2 |
| MED 549 | Clinical Medical Genetics | 1 |
Examples of Courses for Core Knowledge Area B Selectives: Implications of Genetics for Society
Ethics & Social Science
| Course | Course name / Link to catalog description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| B H 552 | Advanced Qualitative Methods; | 5 |
| HSERV 521 | Qualitative Methods in Health Services Research; | 5 |
| HSERV 526 | Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health; | 5 |
| NMETH 582 | Interpretative Methods in Nursing Research; | 5 |
| NMETH 583 | Interpretative Methods in Nursing Research; | 5 |
| SOC W 506 | Social Welfare Research and Evaluation; | 5 |
| EDLPS 544 | Comparative Education: Introduction to Concepts and Methods | 3 |
| ANTH 474 | Social Difference and Medical Knowledge | 5 |
| ANTH 475 | Perspectives in Medical Anthropology | 5 |
| EPI 586 | Responsible Conduct of International Research | 3 |
| HSERV 510 | Society and Health | 3 |
| B H 402 | Ethical Theory | 5 |
| B H 548 | Methods in Clinical Ethics | 5 |
| B H 552 | Advanced Qualitative Methods | 5 |
| B H 474 | Justice in Health Care | 5 |
| PB AF 506 | Ethics and Public Policy | 3 |
Law & Policy
| Course | Course name / Link to catalog description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HSERV 514 | U.S. Health and Health Care: Health Policy Research | 3 |
| HSERV 551 | Public Health Law | 2 |
| HSERV 552 | Health Policy Development | 3 |
| LAW H 502 | Medical Malpractice | 3-4 |
| LAW H 506 | International Bioethics, Social Justice and Health Seminar | 1 |
| LAW H 570 | Bio-entrepreneurship and the Law | 3 |
| POL S 575 | Public Policy Processes | 5 |
| SOC W 589 | Social Work Practice with Families | 3 |
| PB AF 516 | Economics for Policy Analysis and Management | 4 |
| PB AF 518 | Applied Cost Benefit Analysis | 3 |
| PB AF 585 | Topics in Science, Technology, and Public Policy | 3 |
Health Economics & Outcomes Research
| Course | Course name / Link to catalog description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHARM 534/HSERV 583 | Economic Evaluation in Health and Medicine | 3 |
| HSMGMT 514 | Health Economics | 3 |
| HSERV 523 | Advanced Health Services Research Methods I | 4 |
| HSERV 575 | Cancer Prevention and Control | 3 |
| HSERV 583 | Economic Evaluation in Health and Medicine | 3 |
| HSERV 584 | Assessing Outcomes in Health and Medicine | 3 |
| HSERV 590 | Selected Topics in Health Services |