College
College of Population Health
Degree
Doctor of Health Science
Campus
Center City
Format
Hybrid (Online and On Campus)
Duration
3 Years
Curriculum
Courses
The DHSc program is a 3-year cohort program consisting of 51 credit hours. Students take courses together on the same schedule. All courses are 100% online except for the residencies, which take place on our Philadelphia campus over long weekends. Below are the courses for each year of the program (subject to change).
Year 1
Fall
- DHS 750 Beginning Residency I (1)
- HPL 512 Medicare & Medicaid (3) (Fall A)
- DHS 700 Descriptive Research Methods (3) (Fall B)
Spring
- DHS 751 Spring Residency II (1)
- DHS 701 Population Health Research Methods (3) (Spring A)
- HPL 550 Comparative Health Systems (3) (Spring B)
Summer
- DHS 702 Population Health Management Strategies (3) (Summer A)
- DHS 703 Systematic Reviews & Analysis (3) (Summer B)
Year 2
Fall
- DHS 752 Fall Residency III (1)
- DHS 704 Population Health Implementation Science I (3) (Fall A)
- DHS 707 Concepts of Practice-Based Statistics I (3) (Fall B)
Spring
- DHS 753 Spring Residency IV (1)
- DHS 705 Population Health Implementation Science II (3) (Spring A)
- DHS 708 Concepts of Practice-Based Statistics II (3) (Spring B)
Summer
- OPX 530 Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change (3) (Summer A)
- DHS 706 Academic & Professional Writing (3) (Summer B)
Year 3
Fall
- DHS 754 Fall Residency V(1)
- DHS 800 Dissertation I (3)
Spring
- DHS 801 Dissertation II (3)
Summer
- DHS 755 Summer Residency VI (1)
- DHS 802 Dissertation III (3)
For course descriptions, please view the Jefferson College of Population Health Course Descriptions page.
Program Objectives
Graduates of the DHSc program will be prepared to:
- Assume leadership roles in professional, clinical, academic, or community organizations
- Apply their knowledge of concepts to lead, inspire and facilitate the work of interprofessional teams
- Assess and evaluate issues of strategic importance and offer recommendations based on relevant data
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop and test population health interventions that are informed by relevant models, valid and reliable data and stakeholder needs
- Assess the impact and effectiveness of strategic population health improvement plans