Health Sciences, PhD
The Ph.D. in Health Sciences focuses on providing students with opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills required to conduct high-quality research. Graduate training focuses on research conducted in one of three fields in the Health Sciences: Community, Public and Population Health; Health Informatics; or Kinesiology. The PhD in Health Sciences offers an interdisciplinary approach to health sciences doctoral training alongside depth of study in the individual fields and prepares graduates for diverse careers within and beyond academia. Coursework provides graduates with a framework for evaluating data and technology in health sciences research, training, and practice, where the technical, ethical, social, and policy implications of data collection, analysis, and storage are critically evaluated, and discussed in an interdisciplinary context. Graduates will gain the expertise to become effective research brokers in academic, professional, and research settings.