Program: Health Sciences (Ph.D.) - University of South Dakota

Apr 11, 2025

2018-2019 Graduate Catalog

Admissions Requirements

Doctor of Philosophy, Health Sciences: Total 75 credit hours

Major Area Coursework

Teaching (15 credit hours):

AHED 701 - ADULT LEARNING THEORIES 3 cr
AHED 751 - COLLEGE CURRICULUM 3 cr
HSC 795 - PRACTICUM (C) 3 cr
Select 6 credit hours from the following courses:
AHED 735 - INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR ADULT EDUCATION 3 cr
AHED 740 - CONTINUING EDUCATION 3 cr
AHED 752 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION 3 cr
AHED 753 - FINANCING HIGHER EDUCATION 3 cr
AHED 765 - DISTANCE LEARNING 3 cr
AHED 780 - ADVANCED INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN 3 cr
AHED 792 - TOPICS IN ADULT & HIGHER EDUCATION (C) 3 cr (Topic: Adult Development & Aging)
AHED 882 - SEMINAR IN COLLEGE TEACHING 3 cr
OCTH 770 - THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL AS ACADEMIC AND CLINICAL EDUCATOR 2-3 cr (minimum 3 credit hours required)
PHTH 708 - TEACHING AND MENTORSHIP FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL 2 cr
Advisor Approved Elective

Leadership & Issues in Health & Human Services (15 credit hours):

HSC 700 - GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH 3 cr
Select 1 course from the following:
MAIS 710 - ETHICAL LEADERSHIP 3 cr
OCTH 760 - LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH CARE 3 cr
PHTH 711 - LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL 2 cr
Select 9-10 credit hours from the following courses:
ADS 754 - PUBLIC POLICY & ADDICTION 3 cr
HSAD 515 - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF LONG TERM CARE 3 cr
HSAD 560 - LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATION 3 cr
HSAD 710 - U.S. HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEM 3 cr
HSAD 740 - INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS 3 cr
HSAD 770 - MANAGING HEALTH SERVICES RESOURCES 3 cr
NURS 740 - ADVANCED POPULATION HEALTH ##Pending SDBOR approval 3 cr
OCTH 733 - PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF DISABILITY 3 cr
OCTH 759 - TRAUMA INFORMED CARE: PEDIATRICS 3 cr
OCTH 792 - TOPICS (C) 1-3 cr
PHTH 707 - HEALTH PROMOTION IN PHYSICAL THERAPY 2 cr
PHTH 713 - PROFESSIONALISM, SERVICE, AND ETHICS IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS 3 cr
POLS 715 - NONPROFIT ADMINISTRATION 3 cr
PUBH 740 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SYSTEMS AND POLICY 3 cr
PUBH 750 - SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES IN PUBLIC HEALTH 3 cr
PUBH 760 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES 3 cr
SOCW 600 - SOCIAL POLICY ANALYSIS 3 cr
SOCW 640 - DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES 3 cr
SOCW 700 - ADVANCED SOCIAL POLICY 3 cr
SOCW 742 - PRACTICE WITH ORGANIZATIONS, ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION 3 cr
Advisor Approved Elective

Discipline-Related coursework (15 credit hours):

Subject to advisor and Graduate Committee Approval

Research (15 credit hours):

CPHD 700 - GRANT WRITING AND GRANTMANSHIP 3 cr
HSC 890 - SEMINAR (C) 1 cr 3 credit hours required (taken 3 times at 1 cr hr each)
PUBH 701 - BIOSTATISTICS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH 3 cr
Complete one of the following:
EDER 761 - GRADUATE RESEARCH & DESIGN (C) 3 cr
NURS 773 - APPLIED CLINICAL RESEARCH ##Pending SDBOR approval 3 cr
Select 3 credit hours from the following:
HSC 763 - QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES 3 cr
OCTH 783 - APPLYING EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 1 cr
PHTH 747 - EVIDENCED-BASED CLINICAL DECISION MAKING IN PHYSICAL THERAPY 2 cr
PHTH 782 - CRITICAL EVALUATION OF LITERATURE 1 cr
PHTH 785 - INDEPENDENT CLINICAL PROJECT IN PHYSICAL THERAPY 2 cr
PUBH 710 - EPIDEMIOLOGY 3 cr
Advisor Approved Elective

Dissertation (15 credit hours):

HSC 898 - DISSERTATION (C) 3-9 cr (15 credit hours required)

Note:

60% of coursework must be completed at USD. Up to 36 credits from USD or 29 credits from another regionally-accredited institution may be transferred in from the master’s or professional doctorate, subject to approval by the advisor and Graduate Committee.