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Overview
Key facts:
- Prevention Science and Community Health students at the University of Miami will be trained in both traditional and innovative areas of prevention science. These include etiology, intervention design and evaluation, innovative data collection and analyses, and implementation science.
- The Prevention Science program offers students the unique opportunity to interact with faculty who specialize in all stages of the intervention development and evaluation process, as well as in various methodologies such as community-based participatory research and mixed-methods research. Program faculty are experts in cultural diversity and health disparities. They are focused on acculturation; cultural predictors of health disparities; and efficacious methods, strategies, and programs for reducing health disparities locally, nationally, and internationally. Key research areas include: substance use, HIV, cancer, diabetes, obesity, delinquency and depression.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Clinical Trials
- Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Community Well-being and Change: Theory and Practice
- Determinants of Health and Health Disparities Across the Life Course
- Health Equity
- Community-based Participatory Research
- Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
For more information, please visit the programme website.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 92
Credits
75 SCH
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Public Health Health Sciences View 142 other PhDs in Health Sciences in United StatesAcademic requirements
GPA 3
GRE® 3.5 (analytical)
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 92
Other requirements
General requirements
- The most competitive UM applicants have a bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree in a related field
- Complete the online application
- Official Transcripts
- Send official Test Scores: Test scores will only be accepted if they are submitted directly from the testing agency
- Complete the School Report
- Letter(s) or Recommendation
- Conduct updates, if applicable
- Special Programs may ask for additional requirements like a portfolio or/and schedule and audition
- If applicable, submit your financial aid documents
- For international students only: Submit official test scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Tuition Fee
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International
39834 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 19917 USD per semester during 48 months. -
National
39834 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 19917 USD per semester during 48 months.
Living costs for Miami
1508 - 2603 USD /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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