College of Public Health Guidebooks

DrPH Guidebook

Welcome to the DrPH Program at the College of Public Health!

The mission of the DrPH degree is to prepare practitioners for leadership, management, and advocacy in public health practice, through a scientific, interdisciplinary approach to understanding and solving public health problems in the public and private sectors, the United States, and worldwide. 

This mission relates directly to the University of South Florida mission, which includes creating a community of learners with significant and sustainable university‐community partnerships and collaborations, as well as designing, building, and strengthening healthy communities and improving quality of life.

All DrPH students are required to successfully complete a minimum of 43 post masters credit hours, (students admitted after 2022 are required to successfully complete a minimum of 46 post masters credit hours). 

Students will be expected to graduate with not only excellent methodological skills, but also a wider and deeper understanding of public health and their individual area of focus. 

Admission information can be found on our Graduate Admissions page.

 

DrPH Guidelines

These DrPH Guidelines present the USF Office of Graduate Studies policies. The College of Public Health may impose stricter guidelines, policies and procedures as determined by each concentration. It is the responsibility of the student to review and follow the specific guidelines with their concentration chairs, major professor and committee members.

Additional USF policies, not found in these guidelines, may be found at https://www.usf.edu/graduate-studies/policies-procedures/ or at https://usf.edu/gradcatalog.

Steps to Success

Degree and Concentration Information

DrPH Concentrations 

Mode of Delivery

The USF College of Public Health DrPH degree is completed through distance‐learning (fall, spring, and summer semesters) in addition to on‐campus learning via three mandatory on-campus DrPH Institutes. This combination of program delivery formats allows working professionals to connect with other professionals, and broaden their grasp of public health management, practice, and research without interrupting their careers.

If a DrPH student lives near the USF campus, they are welcome to take courses on-campus as well as online.

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