PhD in Health Sciences

Program Overview

The PhD in Health at the College of Public Health aims to equip graduates with advanced knowledge and skills in public health, health informatics, and environmental health. Through research-oriented training, graduates will contribute to enhancing health quality in Saudi Arabia, aligning with Saudi Vision 2030, while pursuing careers as researchers, healthcare decision-makers, entrepreneurs, and educators in various health-related fields.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Mission: Through excellence in research skills in all health-related aspects, namely: public health, health informatics, and environmental health, the graduates from the PhD in Health program will enhance the overall health quality in Saudi Arabia, which is aligned with the Saudi vision 2030.
• Vision: To prepare future leading researchers in the multidisciplinary fields within health services.
• Program Learning Outcomes:
• Knowledge.1:
Recognize the multidisciplinary skills and knowledge that are required to improve health sciences and practice.
• Knowledge.2: Outline the different types of research and evaluation methods to address health issues at multiple levels.
• Skills.1: Employ knowledge, methods, skills, and potential contributions which were integrated from multiple professions and systems to address health-related issues.
• Skills.2: Develop research with the highest ethical standards, scientific integrity, and interpersonal collegiality.
• Skills.3: Demonstrate an ability to statistically analyze and interpret study results in light of collected data and prior research.
• Skills.4: Design qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods to address a health-related research question.
• Skills.5: Demonstrate effective communication skills through written and oral methods to audiences.
• Values.1: Show team building, negotiation, and problem-solving skills to create interprofessional strategies to address public health problems.
• Values.2: Demonstrate ethical behavior with knowledge of existing policies/practices in their field of work.
• Graduate Requirements:
• Excel in scientific research in health-related areas
• Communicate scientific findings conducted in their doctoral theses to government agencies and scholarly audience.
• Be self-employable.
They should be able to start their own organizations/ companies that make use of the skills they have gained during the program.
• Employable in the public sector.
• Be decision-makers in the country to apply Saudi vision 2030.
• Assist in teaching, to prepare the students to excel in any institutional settings whether universities, industry, or research institutes.

Careers:

• Potential career paths include:
• Research positions in government agencies and academic institutions
• Self-employment in health-related organizations or companies
• Public sector roles related to health policy and decision-making
• Teaching positions in universities, industry, or research institutes

Other:

• College: College of Public Health
• Campus: Dammam
• Track: Health
• Level: Postgraduate
• Degree: PhD
• Gender: Female, Male
• Years of study: 3
• Credit hours: 24