Overview

The Community Health Promotion curriculum at The University of Alabama at Birmingham provides students with the coursework, background, and practical experiences to become leading researchers and practitioners in the broad and rapidly growing field of health education and health promotion.

Outcomes

By the conclusion of the program, students are able to conceptualize the theoretical and philosophical basis of health promotion clearly and conduct their own independent research projects.

The curriculum prepares students for careers in academia, clinical research, and leadership roles in the community and public health promotion in private industry, as well as non-profit and governmental health organizations.

Programme Structure

Study areas in this program include:

Health Promotion
Research and Statistics
Health Sciences
Supervised Research
Dissertation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-30 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United States

Disciplines

Health Sciences Community Development View 188 other PhDs in Health Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.25

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Graduate degree (minimum of a master's) in a health-related field
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Professional resume/CV – make sure to include professional experience, presentations and publications.
Admissions Essay - In approximately two single-spaced pages, explain why you are applying to this program. When writing this essay, consider these questions: What life experiences led to your decision to apply and what attracted you to this program? What are your research interests and career goals? How will this program help you pursue those research interests and career goals?
GPA (minimum of 3.25 on previous graduate work)
Three recommendations/letters of reference

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Tuition Fee

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International

12579 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1223 USD per credit during 84 months.
National

11746 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1142 USD per credit during 84 months.
In-State

4813 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 468 USD per credit during 84 months.

Living costs for Birmingham

1019 - 1648 USD /month

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