PhD Health Sciences

Healthcare systems are ever-changing and under constant pressure to improve the quality of care and outcomes for their consumers. Aspiring leaders and future educators in the healthcare delivery environment will benefit from a broad-based graduate education that offers the opportunity to assume a leadership or educator role in diverse healthcare delivery settings that serve a broader spectrum of the population. This program provides opportunities for specialized expertise across three concentration areas: Applied Aging and Rehabilitation Science, Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology, and Behavioral Analysis.

This program provides a broad foundation in public health concerns, research and evaluation methods, and health and social policy analysis to meet the demands of a dynamic health services delivery environment. The Ph.D. program in Health Sciences (HS) provides opportunities for specialized expertise across several concentration areas: Applied Aging and Rehabilitation Science, Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology, and Behavioral Analysis.

Pursuing a doctoral degree in Health Sciences at the University of North Texas gives you a broad foundation in public health concerns, research and evaluation methods, and social policy analysis to meet the demands of a dynamic health services delivery environment.

Our faculty has a vast array of experience in a variety of health care delivery environments, and broad expertise in health care and health-related research and policy. The focus is on developing academic research scientists who are interested in contributing to the health services discipline through research, education and policy analysis.