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 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 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 24 other PhDs in Community Development in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.2

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Graduate degree (minimum of a master's) in a health-related field
Transcripts
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

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

13350 USD / year

≈ 13350 USD / year
Out-of-State

12456 USD / year

≈ 12456 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

5081 USD / year

≈ 5081 USD / year

Living costs

Birmingham

United States

1019 - 1648 USD / month

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