Doctorate in Public Health

Atlantic International University

Doctor of Public Health at AIU

The primary goal of the Doctor of Public Health (PhD, DSc) is to grow research engineers with the ability to generate new engineering knowledge. Within the program, some of the key focus areas are environmental health, health care services, international health, mental health, and public health, decision sciences, economics, ethics, evaluative science and statistics, management, medical sociology, and political analysis. The Public Health program is designed to advance the professional development of experienced professionals in the Health arena by extending their knowledge base and equipping them with broad research and analytical skills, enabling them to make a key leadership contribution to their fields. The Doctor of Public Health degree is geared for those who seek to contribute to the improvement of an organization’s overall performance in today’s highly competitive computer world.

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Your AIU Distance Learning Doctorate program in Public Health will be a custom-made program, designed just for you by you and your advisor. This flexibility to meet your needs is seldom found in other distance learning programs. Our program does not require every student to study the same subjects and use the same books and other learning materials as every other student. Instead, our online Doctoral programs are designed just for you. They are individually designed to meet your needs and help you to reach your professional and personal goals.

Important: Below is an example of the topics or areas you may develop and work on during your studies. By no means is it a complete or required list as AIU programs do not follow a standardized curriculum. It is meant solely as a reference point and example. Want to learn more about the curriculum design at AIU? (Course and Curriculum)

Core Courses and Topics in Public Health

• Genetic Epidemiology
• Pharmacogenetics
• Toxicogenetics
• Genetic Discovery in Medicine and Public Health
• Pharmacokinetics of Drug Metabolism
• Economics and Health Care
• Fundamentals of Health Law
• Medical Anthropology
• Society and Health
• Health Policy Development
• Evaluating Cost and Outcomes in Health & Medicine
• Health Policy Economics
• Qualitative and Behavioral Research Methods in PHG
• Computer Demonstrations in Genetic Epidemiology
• Statistical Methods in Genetic Epidemiology
• Epidemiologic Methods
• Occupational Toxicology
• Environmental and Occupational Toxicology
• Environmental Carcinogenesis
• Advanced Drug Metabolism and Absorption

Speciality Courses and Topics in Public Health

• Methods & Issues in Using Biological Measurements
• Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards
• Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Public Health Genetics
• Ethical Frameworks for Public Health Genetics
• Genetics and the Law
• Public Health Genetics
• Economic and Policy Issues in Genetic Technologies

Orientation Courses

• Communication & Investigation (Comprehensive Resume)
• Organization Theory (Portfolio)
• Experiential Learning (Autobiography)
• Academic Evaluation (Questionnaire)
• The fundament of Knowledge (Integration Chart)
• Fundamental Principles I (Philosophy of Education)
• Professional Evaluation (Self Evaluation Matrix)
• Development of Graduate Study (Guarantee of an Academic Degree)

Research Project in Public Health

• Doctoral Dissertation Project
• MBM900 Doctoral Proposal
• MBM902 Doctoral Dissertation (15,000 words)
• Publication: Each Doctor of Public Health graduate is encouraged to publish their research papers either online in the public domain or through professional journals and periodicals worldwide.