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
- Apply before
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Disciplines
Health Sciences Community Development View 21 other PhDs in Community Development in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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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 Fee
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International
12579 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1223 USD per credit during 84 months. -
National
11746 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1142 USD per credit during 84 months. -
In-State
4813 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 468 USD per credit during 84 months.
Living costs for Birmingham
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Scholarships Information
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