The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program in Population, Family and Reproductive Health is designed for students whose career goals are focused on conducting publishable, independent and original research. Students may enter the program with little or no professional public health work experience. The emphasis of the PhD program in PFRH is to train individuals to apply a social science prospective along with a broad range of research methods to issues related to the Department's three track areas: Graduates of the program use their acquired substantive and methodological skills in a wide range of work settings, including institutions and organizations for teaching and research, to shape population, family and reproductive health. Components of the PhD program include a set of core departmental courses that provide a common theoretical foundation for the work of the entire department. These courses include: biological/developmental; demographic; and social science foundations. PhD students in Population, Family and Reproductive Health will also complete a core set of courses determined by the area of study they have selected. All PhD students are required to complete a set of research apprenticeship activities with one or more faculty members. The goal of this requirement is to ensure that PhD students have a structured opportunity to master a specific set of research inspired competencies outside a conventional classroom setting. View PhD Course Requirements View PhD Research Apprenticeship Requirements | 
