Overview

All PhD in Public Health students from University of Hawaii at Manoa will complete required and elective coursework in cultural competence, evidence-based public health, policy/leadership, qualitative and quantitative research methods, and community-based participatory research.

Features

Translational research is the investigation of how to successfully transform scientific discoveries arising from laboratory, clinical, or population studies into community applications to reduce disease incidence, morbidity, and mortality.

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) in health is a collaborative approach to research that equitably involves investigators and members of the community in the research process and recognizes the unique strengths that each brings.

This approach increases the likelihood that interventions will be embraced by the community and that community members will gain knowledge, skills, and other benefits from the research.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

PhD in Public Health students must accrue 35 or more credits prior to graduation from the program.

It is expected that students will progress through the program on different pathways and—depending on whether or not they have an MPH upon admission and whether or not they plan to attend full-time—should be able to complete the program in 3-5 years.

The purpose of the qualifying phase is to determine whether to encourage students to proceed in a doctoral program and if encouraged, to enable their advisors to assist them in planning an appropriate program.

The milestones of the qualifying phase are (1) the approval of the qualifying paper and public presentation of the approved paper; and (2) the passing of the Qualifying Exam.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

35 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Honolulu, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A completed Graduate Admissions Application

A completed Public Health application (available as a download on the Admissions page)

Statement of Objectives

Three (3) letters of recommendation, including the letter of recommendation form

$100 application fee

A transcript from each post-secondary institution attended

Official Graduate Record Examination (General Test) scores

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

44864 USD / year

≈ 44864 USD / year
Out-of-State

44864 USD / year

≈ 44864 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

20800 USD / year

≈ 20800 USD / year

Living costs

Honolulu

United States

1640 - 2500 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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