Health Sciences D.H.Sc.

Purpose of Degree:

The D.H.Sc. will provide candidates with a rich mixture of theory and application through specifically designed courses and experiences.   The curriculum is designed to equip and educate future leaders in the health sciences.  The aim is to provide experienced professionals with a broad-based, interdisciplinary education that prepare graduates to teach, practice, and perform research across the continuum of healthcare. The focus of this degree is the development of transdisciplinary knowledge about the determinants of health, and the scientific and professional leadership skills to translate this knowledge into effective health interventions.

Graduates of D.H.Sc. program will develop and expand their knowledge and expertise in seven essential areas. 

These include:

1. Scientific underpinnings for health sciences practice;
2. Organizational and systems leadership;
3. Clinically based scholarship and analytical methods for evidence-based practice;
4. Health care policy;
5. Inter-professional collaboration;
6. Clinically based health promotion and disease prevention; and
7. Mentoring and leadership in the respective disciplines.

Program Highlights:

The program will culminate with two concentration options which include: Health Management and Administration or Advanced Research Administration, The D.H.Sc.’s two concentrations are intended to offer advanced, discipline-specific, cognate courses to ensure that these practitioners are well versed in the most contemporary sciences related to their specific allied health disciplines.  Following completion of a common core -- which will focus on communication, leadership theory, conflict resolution, and research fundamentals -- students will choose a specific concentration.    The Health Management and Administration concentration focuses on health policy, management and financing; the Advanced Research Administration focuses on grantsmanship, professional writing, and contemporary technology.  Culminating the nine-term course schedule, is an on-site professional internship and completion of a dissertation. 

Degree Requirements

Required Courses:

Additional Requirements for Program Completion:

Program Progression Requirements:

1. A 3.00 GPA

2. Satisfactory completion of formal dissertation proposal

Program Exit Requirements:

1. Completion of all doctoral coursework

2. GPA of 3.00 or higher

3.   Successful defense of culminating experience (dissertation)

Entrance Requirements:

The program entrance requirements require the applicant possess a Masters degree in a related field and will need to submit the following to the ESU Graduate College:

1. ESU application

2. Application fee

3. Official graduate transcripts

4. (2) Letters of Recommendation

5. Resume

6. Statement of Professional Goals including declaration of doctoral concentration

In addition there will be a required interview and the candidates must provide an academic writing sample at the end of the interview.  A doctoral faculty committee will review the application and the writing sample in determining the most qualified candidates for potential admission. 

1. Health Management and Administration Concentration

2. Advanced Research Administration Concentration

Choose one of the Concentrations below and complete the (9) credits in that concentration:

1. Health Management and Administration Concentration

OR

2. Advanced Research Administration Concentration