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Online Doctor of Health Science Degree
INSTITUTION INFORMATION Institutional Accreditation: Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools Program Accreditation: Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools Institutional Membership(s): SOC
PROGRAM DETAILS Program Information: Graduate - Doctoral Enrollment: 100
seats total Application Deadline: Open How Students and Instructors
Communicate: E-mail, Postal, Voice, Fax, WebCT Subject: Health
Professions and Related Clinical Sciences METHOD OF COURSE INSTRUCTION
- The program is delivered primarily through
internet
Supplemental delivery formats include internet
DESCRIPTION
- The Doctor of Health Science ( D.H.Sc.) Program is designed for
the Master抯-prepared health care professional to provide advanced
knowledge in the health sciences needed to expand career mobility
and professional advancement.
Doctoral prepared health professionals are highly recognized as
valuable members of the health care team in administration,
education, and health care practice. These health care professionals
are playing a prominent and respected role in providing and
administering community medical services. An increasing number of
employers are seeking doctoral-level, academically prepared
professionals to fill expanded roles that include clinical
specialization, health education, and research and health care
administration.
The D.H.Sc. curriculum provides generalist education in health care
provision and medically related areas. Under faculty guidance,
students will demonstrate increased understanding of the overall
delivery structure present in today抯 health care arena. The
internship is designed by the student in collaboration with faculty
and the program director to allow intense study in a specific area
of health care, health education or administration. The practicum is
also designed by the student in collaboration with faculty and the
program director, and is a developmental project requiring research,
planning, execution and evaluation.
The program is designed for working health care professionals with a
master's degree.
Curriculum:
The program requires completion of 60 credit hours of required
course work, including 48 hours of didactic and 12 hours of
practical experience including a practicum, internship and a
comprehensive exam.
Course work: 48 credit hours:
Internship: 5 credit hours
Practicum: 5 credit hours
Comprehensive Exam: 2 credit hours
Course Work
Online Courses (each course is four credit hours):
DHS 8000 Healthcare for Diverse Populations
DHS 8030 Community Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
DHS 8040 Healthcare Ethics
DHS 8050 National Healthcare
DHS 8070 Special Populations in Healthcare
DHS 8090 Health Policy, Planning and Management
DHS 8100 Alternative and Complementary Medicine
DHS 8110 Community Environmental and Occupational Health
DHS 8180 Medical Writing
On Campus Institutes* (four credits each):
DHS 8080 Conflict Resolution in Healthcare
DHS 8170 Leadership in Healthcare
DHS 8010 Statistics and Research Methods
Internship, Practicum, and Comprehensive Examination:
DHS 8130 Internship (5 credit hours)
DHS 8140 Practicum (5 credit hours)
DHS 8120 Comprehensive Examination (2 credit hours)
*On campus institutes: These one-week sessions are held on the
Health Professions Division Main Campus in Ft. Lauderdale FL. Two
such institutes are required to complete the program. The statistics
and research methods course is offered only during the summer and
may be taken with either DHS-8080 or DHS-8170.
SPECIAL ENROLLMENT ISSUES
- Must be a master's-prepared health professional to be considered
for accepted into the program.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Pentium or AMD with at least 400mhz CPU
64 mb Ram
Video capable of 800 x 600 screen display or better
CD ROM capability
Full Duplex sound card and speakers
56K Modem or better
Internet Service Provider
Windows 95 or higher
Microsoft Office 97 or higher with PowerPoint, Word and Excel
ACCESS TO LEARNING RESOURCES
- Online students are provided access to the same library
resources normally available to on-campus students. The university抯
Distance Library Services (DLS) are accessible from a web site that
provides online students with the ability to conduct index and
catalog searches, request books, journal articles, and other
documents using online forms, and to contact a reference librarian.
Students may also communicate with the DLS office using email,
telephone, and fax. The university抯 Electronic Library provides
online access to hundreds of databases and thousands of full-text
journals online. All materials mailed by the library are sent by
first-class mail. When books are borrowed, the student has to pay a
small charge for third-class postage to return them. Books are
loaned for one month. Periodical copies or ERIC documents need not
be returned. To contact DLS by phone, call 800-541-6682, ext. 4602,
or 954-262-4602.
Barnes & Noble College Bookstores, as the university's official
bookstore, offers comprehensive bookstore services to our local and
online students. While students have the option to purchase
textbooks from other online and local sources, there are benefits
from purchasing from the university's bookstore (on-campus or
online), including better availability and the ability to directly
apply financial aid to book orders. The university's bookstore
provides the full-spectrum of shipping options. The school insures
that required textbooks are available, and then posts them on its
website at least one month prior to the start of each term. Students
should place their orders early enough to ensure delivery prior to
the start of the term. The bookstore may be reached at 800-509-2665
or 954-262-4750.
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL AID RESOURCES
- The Office of Student Financial Assistance administers the
university抯 financial aid programs of grants, loans, scholarships,
and student employment and provides professional financial advisers
to help students plan for the most efficient use of their financial
resources for education. In order to participate in financial aid
programs, a student must be admitted into a university program and
must be a citizen, a national, or a permanent resident of the United
States, or be in the United States for other than a temporary
purpose.
A prospective student who requires financial assistance must apply
for financial aid while he or she is a candidate for admission.
Students/applicants may apply for financial aid online. For
additional information or application forms call 800-806-3680 or
954-262-3380. To continue financial aid, at a minimum, enrolled
students must demonstrate satisfactory academic progress toward a
stated educational objective in accordance with the university抯
policy on satisfactory progress for financial aid recipients.
SPECIAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
- All students will complete a five-credit-hour, 80 hour
self-designed, program supervised internship. A practicum is also a
required project in the program. The Doctoral Objective Analysis is
the capstone paper / project for the completion of the program.
SPECIAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
- The degree of Doctor of Health Science is awarded upon
completion of 60 credit hours and the Doctoral Objective Analysis.
ACCESS TO ADVISING/MENTORING SERVICES
- To obtain academic advisement, please contact Sandrine
Gaillard-Kenney, MA, at gaillard@nova.edu
SPECIAL TRANSFER POLICIES
- Up to 8 credit hours of credit may be transferred from a
regionally acredited college or university doctoral program.
SPECIAL ENROLLMENT ISSUES
- None
SPECIAL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS
- All students are required to attend two one-week summer
institutes in Fort Lauderdale Florida.
SPECIAL PROGRAM PREREQUISITES
- Student must be master's-prepared health professionals.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
- None
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