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PhD Course Requirements

Total: 55 credits

  • Pillars: 21 credits
  • Electives: 12 credits
  • Research credit (994): 6 credits at a minimum
  • Transfer: up to 18 credits

 

Pillar Course Offerings

The coursework for the PhD program is customizable and can be designed to fit each student’s interests and level of experience in various areas. As such, students have the flexibility of choosing biomedical health informatics related course offerings from a variety of subjects areas to fulfill their Pillar and Elective course requirements. Examples include course offerings from:

  • Carolina Health Informatics Program (CHIP)
  • Information and Library Science (INLS)
  • Biostatistics (BIOS)
  • Computer Science (COMP)
  • Epidemiology (EPID)
  • Nursing (NURS)
  • Pharmacy Outcomes and Policy (DPOP)
  • Public Health (PUBH)
  • Health Policy and Management (HPM)
  • Experimental Therapeutics (DPET)
  • Graduate Studies (GRAD)
  • Pathology (PATH)

Visit the UNC Course Catalog for a complete listing of graduate course offerings.