MHS/DHS Dual Degree Program
Program Overview
The combined MHSc/DHSc provides rigorous academic exposure to a wide range of topics pertinent to clinicians, health administrators, and health professions educators, including epidemiology, healthcare finance, statistics and research methods, conflict resolution, leadership studies, professional writing, health policy, global health issues, evidence-based medicine, medical informatics, and medical quality assurance/risk management. Students have the opportunity to engage in internships within their home community and capstone research experiences.
Graduates are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and experience to expand their professional roles in both clinical and non-clinical arenas. Study is primarily non-residential, and utilizes state of the art on-line course platforms that permit synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences.
Students are required to attend two one-week online institutes during the doctoral portion of their studies.
This accelerated track permits the motivated student to earn both a Masters and Doctoral degree from a respected, regionally-accredited research institution with 80 credits of course content, completed within 3-7 years of study.
Program Facts
- Program can be completed in 3-7 years
- Total combined semester hours: 82
- 21 hours are completed in the MHS program
- 61 hours are completed in the DHS program
- M.H.Sc degree awarded after completion of 44 credits
- MHS courses are all taught at a distance
- Optional on-campus institutes available for DHS
- Chat sessions and threaded discussions are a regular part of the program. This allows for student - professor and student - student interaction.
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