Health Sciences (Ph.D.)

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Master of Science, Health Sciences: Total 30 credit hours

*Note: The M.S. in Health Sciences is not offered as a terminal degree. Sutdents who are [accepted to and] enrolled in the Ph.D. in Health Sciences program who are unable to complete the dissertation for personal or academic reasons, may earn the M.S. in Health Sciences.

Major Area Coursework

Teaching (6 credit hours):

HSC 795 - Practicum (C) 3 cr hrs
Choose one course from the following:
AHED 701 - Adult Learning Theories 3 cr hrs
AHED 751 - College Curriculum 3 cr hrs
Advisor Approved Elective

Leadership & Issues in Health & Human Services (6 credit hours):

HSC 575 - Process and Outcomes Evaluation 3 cr hrs
HSC 700 - Globalization and Health 3 cr hrs
OCTH 760 - Leadership in Health Care 3 cr hrs
Advisor Approved Elective

Research (6 credit hours):

Choose one course from the following:
PUBH 701 - Biostatistics for Public Health 3 cr hrs
PUBH 710 - Epidemiology 3 cr hrs
Choose 3 credit hours from the following:
CPHD 700 - Grant Writing and Grantmanship 3 cr hrs
HSC 763 - Qualitative Research Methods in the Health Sciences 3 cr hrs
HSC 890 - Seminar (C) 1 cr hrs 3 cr hrs required (taken 3 times at 1 cr hr each)

Capstone (3 credit hours):

HSC 788 - Master’s Research Problems/Projects (C) 2-3 cr hrs

Discipline-Related coursework (9 credit hours):

*Subject to advisor and Graduate Committee Approval

Student Learning Outcomes (MS)

Critically synthesize and integrate knowledge from the health sciences and the student’s professional discipline.
Serve as experts within an area of inquiry important to healthcare.
Provide leadership in education, research, health care, and health policy.
Apply current educational research and theory in health science professional education.
Integrate basic principles of ethics and inclusivity within all interpersonal and professional activities.

Doctor of Philosophy, Health Sciences: Total 75 credit hours

Major Area Coursework

Teaching (15 credit hours):

AHED 701 - Adult Learning Theories 3 cr hrs
AHED 751 - College Curriculum 3 cr hrs
HSC 795 - Practicum (C) 3 cr hrs (Teaching Practicum in Health Sciences)
Select 6 credit hours from the following courses:
AHED 735 - Instructional Strategies for Adult Education 3 cr hrs
AHED 740 - Continuing Education 3 cr hrs
AHED 752 - Organization and Administration in Higher Education 3 cr hrs
AHED 753 - Financing Higher Education 3 cr hrs
AHED 765 - Distance Learning 3 cr hrs
AHED 780 - Advanced Instructional Design 3 cr hrs
AHED 792 - Topics in Adult & Higher Education (C) 3 cr hrs (Topic: Adult Development & Aging)
AHED 882 - Seminar in College Teaching 3 cr hrs
OCTH 770 - The Healthcare Professional as Academic and Clinical Educator 2-3 cr hrs (minimum 3 credit hours required)

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

HSC 700 - Globalization and Health 3 cr hrs
Select 1 course from the following:
MAIS 710 - Ethical Leadership 3 cr hrs
OCTH 760 - Leadership in Health Care 3 cr hrs
Select 9-10 credit hours from the following courses:
ACP 754 - Public Policy & Addiction 3 cr hrs
HSAD 515 - Strategic Management of Long Term Care 3 cr hrs
HSAD 560 - Long-Term Care Administration 3 cr hrs
HSAD 710 - Contemporary Issues in Health Services Administration 3 cr hrs
HSAD 740 - International Health Systems 3 cr hrs
HSAD 770 - Managing Health Services Resources 3 cr hrs
HSC 575 - Process and Outcomes Evaluation 3 cr hrs
NURS 740 - Population Health Nursing Interventions and Healthcare Technologies 3 cr hrs
OCTH 733 - Promotion of Health and Prevention of Disability 3 cr hrs
OCTH 759 - Trauma Informed Care: Pediatrics 3 cr hrs
OCTH 792 - Topics (C) 1-3 cr hrs
POLS 715 - Nonprofit Administration 3 cr hrs
PUBH 740 - Introduction to Health Systems and Policy 3 cr hrs
PUBH 750 - Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health 3 cr hrs
PUBH 760 - Public Health and Native American Communities 3 cr hrs
SOCW 600 - Social Policy Analysis 3 cr hrs
SOCW 640 - Diversity and Social Justice in Rural and Urban Communities 3 cr hrs
SOCW 700 - Advanced Social Policy 3 cr hrs
SOCW 742 - Practice With Organizations, Administration and Supervision 3 cr hrs
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 hrs
HSC 890 - Seminar (C) 1 cr hrs 3 credit hours required (taken 3 times at 1 cr hr each)
PUBH 701 - Biostatistics for Public Health 3 cr hrs
Complete one of the following:
EDER 761 - Graduate Research & Design (C) 3 cr hrs
NURS 773 - Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods 3 cr hrs
Select 3 credit hours from the following:
HSC 763 - Qualitative Research Methods in the Health Sciences 3 cr hrs
OCTH 783 - Applying Evidence Based Practice in Occupational Therapy 1 cr hrs
PUBH 710 - Epidemiology 3 cr hrs
Advisor Approved Elective

Dissertation (15 credit hours):

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

Note:

60% of coursework must be completed at USD. Up to 36 credits from USD or 30 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.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Ph.D. program, graduates will be prepared to critically synthesize and integrate knowledge from the health sciences and the student’s professional discipline.
Upon completion of the Ph.D. program, graduates will be prepared to conduct original research and scholarly work that contributes to the generation and dissemination of new knowledge relevant to healthcare and interprofessional education.
Upon completion of the Ph.D. program, graduates will be prepared to serve as experts within an area of inquiry important to healthcare.
Upon completion of the Ph.D. program, graduates will be prepared to provide leadership in education, research, health care, and health policy.
Upon completion of the Ph.D. program, graduates will be prepared to apply and contribute to current educational research and theory in health science professional education.
Upon completion of the Ph.D. program, graduates will be prepared to integrate basic principles of ethics and inclusivity within all interpersonal and professional activities.

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