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Public Health Education PH

PhD Milestones

Sample Program of Study

Fall Quarter

Winter Quarter

Spring Quarter

Year 1
  1. Math 281A (4)

    Math. Stat. 

  2. Math 282A (4)

    Applied Stat. I

  3. PHB 221 (4)

    Biostat. Methods I

  4. PHB 280 (1)

    Journal Club

  5. PHB 281 (1)

    Seminar Series

  1. Math 281B (4)

    Math. Stat.

  2. Math 282B (4)

    Applied Stat. II

  3. PHB 222 (4)

    Biostat. Methods II

  4. PHB 280 (1)

    Journal Club

  5. PHB 281 (1)

    Seminar Series

  1. Math 281C (4)

    Math. Stat.

  2. Math 284 (4)

    Survival Analysis

  3. PHB 223 (4)

    Longitudinal Data

Year 2
  1. PHB 241 (3)

    Biostat. Rotation

  2. Life Science Elective (4)

  3. PHB 280 (1)

    Journal Club

  4. PHB 281 (1)

    Seminar Series

  5. Other required (4)

    Recommend PHB 224 or PHB 227

  1. PHB 241 (3)

    Biostat. Rotation

  2. PHB 226 (4)

    Observational studies

  3. Quant. Elective (4)

  4. PHB 280 (1)

    Journal Club

  5. PHB 281 (1)

    Seminar Series

  1. PHB 241 (3)

    Biostat. Rotation

  2. PHB 225 (4)

    (Adv. Topics Biostat. Infer.)

  3. Life science elective (4)

Year 3
  1. PHB 298 (12)

    Special Topics in Public Health

  2. PHB 290 (1)

    Seminar/JC

  1. PHB 298 (12)

    Special Topics in Public Health

  2. PHB 290 (1)

    Seminar/JC

  1. PHB 298 (12)

    Special Topics in Public Health

Year 4
  1. PHB 299 (12)

    Dissertation Research

  1. PHB 299 (12)

    Dissertation Research

  1. PHB 299 (12)

    Dissertation Research

The Math 282AB sequence in Fall and Winter of Year 1, can be reversed with the Life Science Elective and Quant Elective in Fall and Winter of Year 2.