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
60 credits
Required Courses:
| HLSC 701/PSED 701 | Leadership Theory | 3 credits |
| HLSC 702/PSED 702 | Leadership: A Case Study Approach | 3 credits |
| HLSC 703 | Advanced Topics in Health Sciences | 3 credits |
| HLSC 704 | Evaluation of Issues and Innovations in Health Sciences | 3 credits |
| HLSC 705 | Research Seminar in Health Sciences | 3 credits |
| HLSC 706 | Epidemiology in Health Sciences | 3 credits |
| HLSC 710 | Cultural Respect within the Health Sciences Profession | 3 credits |
| HLSC 715 | Analysis of Management within Health Sciences | 3 credits |
| HLSC 720/PSED 720 | Doctoral Seminar in Research Methods | 3 credits |
| HLSC 725 | Special Topics in Health Sciences | 3 credits |
| HLSC 730 | Administration and Management Internship | 3 credits |
| HLSC 740 | Professionalism & Ethics for Health Sciences | 3 credits |
| HLSC 780 | Dissertation | 1-9 credits |
| HLSC 782/PSED 782 | Research Instrument Design for Leadership | 3 credits |
| HLSC 783/PSED 783 | Analysis of Qualitative Data in Leadership Studies | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 51 |
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
| HLSC 741 | Health Organization Strategic Change Management & Quality | 3 credits |
| HLSC 742 | Health Economics and Finance | 3 credits |
| HLSC 743 | Health Policy & Law | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
2. Advanced Research Administration Concentration
| HLSC 750 | Advanced Technology within Health Sciences | 3 credits |
| HLSC 751 | Advanced Application of Statistics & Experimental Design | 3 credits |
| HLSC 752 | Grants and Professional Writing | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
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