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Nov 27, 2024
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2017-2018 ATSU University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Health Education, DHEd
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Doctor of Health Education Program
The Doctor of Health Education (DHEd) program complements the University’s mission of encouraging its constituencies to become leaders in improving community health and wellness with a comprehensive appreciation of the whole patient while helping to create the best health professions educators in the world. This program is for health professionals wanting to advance their careers in education, leadership, and scholarship. We provide graduates with the knowledge and skills to become successful educators, leaders, and researchers in the health professions. Our graduates are trained to perform with the highest ethical standards and sensitivity to cultural diversity. This program is one of few fully online doctorate degrees in health professions education and challenges students to examine the current state of health professions education and their individual roles and responsibilities within it. This program integrates web-based instructions, directed readings, and discussions among students and faculty. The College uses mission-driven, problem-based curriculum design and assesses student learning through authentic embedded assessments. Students complete a doctoral research project (DRP) within a structured approach that allows for faculty and student feedback along the way.
About the DHEd Program & Doctoral Research Project (DRP)
- Career options for DHEd graduates may include:
- Professor at a college or university in a multitude of health professions
- Director of health education department or program
- Director of community health services
- Health professions clinical educator
- A student’s doctoral research project (DRP) trains students in the application of research to professional practice. The DRP consists of five courses taken after the completion of the core courses.
Length of Program
The Doctor of Health Education program consists of 15 courses, or 55 credit hours.
Tuition and Fees
Tuition is due the first day of class. The tuition due each semester is based on the credit hours being taken by the student during that specific semester. Delinquent tuition penalties accrue at 1.5% per month, which is 18% per year.
| Tuition |
Student Technology Fee |
| $671 per credit hour |
$32.00 per credit hour |
* The below figures represent the charge to students enrolled in dissertation prior to 2016-2017.
| Dissertation Tuition |
Student Technology Fee |
| $2,440 per block* |
$160.00 per block |
Curriculum
Courses
Descriptions and Credit Values
A typical course schedule consists of the following. Additional course options may be available and listed below under Other Courses.
The Doctoral Research Project (DRP) consists of five 5-hour courses that develop a research project from the stages of proposal to dissemination. The research project is a research based effort in an area chosen by the student. The goal of the DRP is to advance practical knowledge in health professions education based on research and analysis. Each student will be assigned a faculty member to approve the project and provide mentorship and supervision throughout the process.
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