Program highlights

  • International-standard doctoral research
  • Interdisciplinary electives
  • Strong supervision & publication support

Plan 1.1 — Dissertation (48 Credits)

Fully research-based track. Students focus on dissertation work across 3 years (6 semesters).

Year 1 — Semester 1
Qualification
Qualification examination
—
ADHS 898
Dissertation (0-32-0)
8 credits
Total: 8 credits
Year 1 — Semester 2
ADHS 898
Dissertation (0-32-0)
8 credits
Total: 8 credits
Year 2 — Semester 1
ADHS 898
Dissertation (0-32-0)
8 credits
Total: 8 credits
Year 2 — Semester 2
ADHS 898
Dissertation (0-32-0)
8 credits
Total: 8 credits
Year 3 — Semester 1
ADHS 898
Dissertation (0-32-0)
8 credits
Total: 8 credits
Year 3 — Semester 2
ADHS 898
Dissertation (0-32-0)
8 credits
Total: 8 credits

Plan 2.1 — Coursework + Thesis

Required, elective courses and dissertation (36 credits thesis + coursework).

Program Summary
Required courses

9 credits

Elective courses

≥ 3 credits

Thesis / Dissertation

36 credits

Year 1 — Semester 1
ADHS 701
Principle of Health and Sustainable Development (2-2-5)
3 credits
ADHS 702
Sustainable Health System and Public Policies (1-2-3)
2 credits
ADHS 709
Advanced Research Methodology for Health & Sustainable Development (3-0-6)
3 credits
Total: 8 credits
Year 1 — Semester 2
Qualifying
Qualifying Examination
—
ADHS 704
Doctoral Seminar in Health and Sustainability (1-0-2)
1 credits
Elective
Elective Courses (choose) (3-0-6)
3 credits
ADHS 699
Dissertation (0-32-0)
4 credits
Total: 8 credits
Year 2 & Year 3 — Dissertation Semesters
ADHS 699
Dissertation (0-32-0)
8 credits (each semester)
Each semester (Semester1 & Semester2) in Year 2 and Year 3 carries 8 credits for dissertation until reach total dissertation credits required.

Courses in the Curriculum

  • ADHS 701 — Principle of Health and Sustainable Development 3 (2-2-5)
  • ADHS 702 — Sustainable Health System and Public Policies 2 (1-2-3)
  • ADHS 704 — Doctoral Seminar in Health and Sustainability 1 (1-0-2)
  • ADHS 709 — Advanced Research Methodology 3 (3-0-6)

  • ADHS 703 — Practicum in Health and Sustainable Development Research 3 (2-2-5)
  • ADHS 705 — Advanced Epidemiology for Sustainable Health Development 3 (3-0-6)
  • ADHS 706 — Environmental Science for Sustainable Development 3 (3-0-6)
  • ADHS 707 — Health and Sustainable Indicators Development 3 (3-0-6)
  • ADHS 708 — Health Risks & Impact Assessment for Sustainability 3 (3-0-6)
  • ADHS 710 — Principle Concept & Practice of One Health 3 (3-0-6)
  • ADHS 711 — Special Problems in Health & Sustainable Development 3 (3-0-6)
  • PHHS 712 — Applied Health Economics for Sustainable Development 3 (3-0-6)
  • PHHS 713 — Economic Evaluation & HTA 3 (3-0-6)
  • VSHS 714 — Mathematical Modeling for Sustainable Health 3 (0-6-3)
  • VSHS 715 — Epidemiology for Sustainable Public Policy 3 (0-6-3)
  • PRHS 718 — Global Health Policy for Sustainable Development 3 (3-0-6)
  • TMHS 720 — Data Visualization & Presentation for Sustainable Health 3 (3-0-6)
  • TMHS 721 — Statistics in Sustainable Health Science 3 (3-0-6)
  • ENHS 722 — Climate Change, Sustainability & Global Public Health 3 (3-0-6)
  • ADHS 723 — Global Health & Social Policy for Sustainability 3 (3-0-6)

  • ADHS 898 — Dissertation 48 (0-144-0)
  • ADHS 699 — Dissertation 36 (0-108-0)