PHED 6310 Public Health Research Methods

3 SCH. This course provides students with instruction and facilitates personal experience in applying research methods, both quantitative and qualitative, to research problems associated with public health. The course will prepare students to read and critically evaluate proposed and published research and assist students in designing their own research/evaluation projects. The doctoral competencies addressed include: research theories and applications, communication, critical analysis, research methodology, scientific communications, discovery and translational research, as well as, professionalism and ethics. Course requirements will be geared toward the PhD in Public Health Sciences degree program. Letter Grade