Sample Ph.D. course sequence for new students:
Recommended PhD Course Sequence (For Fall 2022 Student Cohort and Beyond)
Three Year Option
| YEAR 1 | |
| Semester 1: Fall | Hours |
| HHE 604 Seminar In Health | 3 |
| HHE 605 Theor Sci Basis Hlth Edu | 3 |
| HHE 667 Ad Eval Health Ed & Hlth Promo | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Science Course | 3 |
| Semester 2: Spring | Hours |
| HHE 606 Plan Admin Hlth Ed Prog | 3 |
| HHE 667 Ad Eval Health Ed & Hlth Promo | 3 |
| HHE 667 Ad Eval Health Ed & Hlth Promo | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Science Course | 3 |
| YEAR 2 | |
| Semester 3: Fall | 3 |
| HHE 602 Readings In Health | 3 |
| NHM 648 Secondary Analysis Survey Data | 3 |
| Research Interest/Focus Course | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Science Course | 3 |
| Semester 4: Spring | |
| HHE 596 Independent Study | 3 |
| Advanced Research and Statistical Methods Course | 3 |
| Research Interest/Focus Course | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Science Course | 3 |
| YEAR 3 | |
| Semester 5: Fall | |
| Dissertation | 9 |
| Semester 6: Spring | |
| Dissertation | 9 |
| TOTAL | 66 |
Four Year Option
| YEAR 1 | |
| Semester 1: Fall | Hours |
| HHE 604 Doctoral Studies Seminar | 3 |
| HHE 605 Advanced Theoretical and Scientific Basis of Health Education/Promotion | 3 |
| HHE 626 Advanced Biostatistics in Health | 3 |
| Semester 2: Spring | Hours |
| HHE 606 Planning and Administration | 3 |
| HHE 627 Multivariate Methods in Health | 3 |
| HHE 667 Advanced Evaluation of Health Education & Promotion | 3 |
| YEAR 2 | |
| Semester 3: Fall | Hours |
| HHE 602 Readings in Health | 3 |
| NHM 648 Secondary Analysis of Survey Data | 3 |
| Research Interest/Focus Course | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Science Course | 3 |
| Semester 4: Spring | Hours |
| HHE 596 Independent Study | 3 |
| Advanced Research and Statistical Methods Course | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Science Course | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Science Course | 3 |
| YEAR 3 | |
| Semester 5: Fall | |
| HHE 596 Independent Study (To Complete Prospectus) | 3 |
| Research Interest/Focus Course | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Science Course | 3 |
| Semester 6: Spring | |
| HHE 699 Dissertation Hours (Propose) | 6 |
| YEAR 4 | |
| Semester 7: Fall | Hours |
| HHE 699 Dissertation Hours | 6 |
| Semester 8: Spring | Hours |
| HHE 699 Dissertation Hours (Defend) | 6 |
| TOTAL HOURS | 66 |
Additional details and course description they can be found in the Graduate School Catalog.