ACP offers a online sequence of courses designed to lead to an Interprofessional Doctorate in Public Health Leadership degree.
Completion of a minimum of 46 credits online, including 4 credits of experiential coursework.
Designed to serve communities by addressing high-level public health needs.
Three academic terms full time leading to a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree.
DrPH Degree
Interprofessional Doctorate in Public Health Leadership (DrPH) Overview
Appalachian College of Pharmacy’s online Interprofessional Doctorate in Public Health Leadership (DrPH) degree expands the practitioner’s frame of reference beyond the individual patient to the larger population, engaging the community itself in actions that facilitate disease prevention, health promotion, and health protection.
This degree prepares 21st-century leaders for high-level public health and healthcare roles who can work collaboratively to investigate and solve problems facing the public’s health.
Graduates will learn to identify and leverage public and private resources for programs and policies that create effective and sustained community-based solutions for community problems and will gain expertise in the following:
- Community capacity-building
- Organizational direction
- Population risk assessment
- Community-based intervention
- Program evalution
- Coalition building
DrPH Courses
The degree will provide students with a variety of didactic content and experiences to foster interdisciplinary collaboration in patient and population care. Through these learning activities students will gain an appreciation for the benefits of a team approach and experience in discovering and applying multidisciplinary solutions to population-based problems to improve health outcomes.
DRPH 710 (3 Credits) Public Health Research Methods
DRPH 730 (3 Credits) Public Health & Healthcare Leadership
DRPH 735 (3 Credits) Public Health Policy & Administration
DRPH 741 (3 Credits) Community Health Assessment & Planning
DRPH 742 (3 Credits) Program Implementation & Evaluation
DRPH 760 (2 Credits) Health Communication
DRPH 770 (3 Credits) Critical Issues in Global Health
Total Credits: 20 hours
Students select one of three specialization areas and take its five related courses.
Preventive & Integrative Care
DRPH 861 Maternal & Child Health in Policy & Practice
DRPH 863 Aging & Health: A Public Health Perspective
DRPH 880 Preventive & Integrative Care for Populations & Practice
DRPH 885 Nutrition & Disease Prevention
DRPH 887 Substance Abuse & Addiction
Rural Health
DRPH 861 Maternal & Child Health in Policy & Practice
DRPH 863 Aging & Health A Public Health Perspective
DRPH 865 Rural Populations & Health
DRPH 887 Substance Abuse & Addiction
DRPH 889 Digital Health Transformations & Healthcare Innovations
Global Health
DRPH 861 Maternal & Child Health in Policy & Practice
DRPH 863 Aging & Health: A Public Health Perspective
DRPH 865 Rural Populations & Health
DRPH 870 Implementing Health Programs in International Settings
DRPH 877 Tropical Disease Prevention & Control
Total Credits: 10 hours
To fulfill their electives, students may select additional specialization courses and/or seek approval for relevant courses from their current or former health professions program of study.
Total Credits: 4 hours
DRPH 910 (4 Credits) Doctoral Research Project
DRPH 930 (4 Credits) Capstone Paper
Total Credits: 8 hours
DRPH 950 (4 Credits) Applied Practice Experience
Total Credits: 4 hours
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