Ph.D. in Health Sciences
Texas Christian University Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Key Information
Campus location
Fort Worth, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
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Earliest start date
Sep 2023
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Introduction
This Ph.D. program prepares individuals for research and teaching careers in academia and industry. In many health science areas, a significant shortage of professors and clinical scientific leaders exist to replace and fill much-needed positions now and in the future. To meet the shortfall of faculty and clinical research scientists, this Ph.D. degree focuses on specific areas of health sciences in one of two tracks: physical health sciences and social health sciences.
The physical health sciences track focuses on physiological and epidemiological issues related to the human body from one of four different graduate departments in Harris College – Kinesiology, Nursing, Communication Sciences & Disorders, and Nurse Anesthesia.
The social health sciences track focuses on psychosocial issues of human beings from one of the five different graduate departments in Harris College – Communication Sciences & Disorders, Social Work, Kinesiology, Nursing, and Nurse Anesthesia.
You’ll be admitted to a specific area of emphasis based on a declared department or unit affiliation. Each track will have a total of 18 hours of emphasis courses and a research seminar class each semester designed to develop the student’s research interest within that area of emphasis. A major advisor will be assigned to each student and will guide the types of emphasis courses based on the program of study. You will also select a research mentor, either at the beginning of the program or as soon as you identify your research interest area.