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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
The Sociomedical Sciences Ph.D. program is interdisciplinary, with study
divided between the Mailman School of Public Health and one social
science department in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
(Anthropology, Economics, History, Philosophy, Political Science,
Sociology, or Psychology).
The aim of the program is to train researchers and teachers to
apply social science theory and methods to the study of social factors
related to health status and health care needs, the social systems, and
the relation between these systems and the populations they are
designed to serve.
For more information on the department's new Predoctoral Fellowship in Gender, Sexuality and Health leading to a Ph.D.
Students who enter the program with a bachelor's degree complete a
minimum of 60 points; those with a health or social science master's
degree may be eligible for advanced standing with a corresponding
reduction in course requirements. Following coursework there may be a
language or statistics requirement depending upon the social science in
which the student elects to concentrate.
All students complete qualifying examinations in their social
science area and in methods, health behavior, and health care systems.
The dissertation topic, a public health problem or issue of interest to
the student, is addressed using social science theories, concepts, and
methods.
Graduates of the program have typically been employed in academic
positions either in social science departments or health professional
schools, or have taken positions as analysts or evaluation researchers
in health planning agencies or consulting organizations.
Further information on admissions and program requirements can be obtained from the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (GSAS) web site, http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gsas/pages/pstudents/admissions/information/index.html.
Applicants who wish consideration for Departmental tuition support must submit their applications by December 15.
SMS Programs
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