PhD in Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences

Applicants must meet the school's admission and application requirements for entrance into doctoral programs at the WSPH.

Revised for Fall 2022

Students must complete 49 credit hours of coursework and doctoral studies beyond the baccalaureate, with a minimum of 30 didactic hours at Tulane. Up to 18 Credits can be transferred from Master’s degree.

Please visit the university course catalog for: 

• degree program competencies
• degree program requirements

Educational teaching assistant experience

All PhD students at the WSPH are required to serve as a teaching assistant (TA) for two WSPH courses while enrolled in the PhD program. Students should register for Teaching Assistantship Educational Experience (0 credits) during the terms they complete each TA requirement. 

All other program requirements (e.g. research ethics, comprehensive exam, prospectus, and dissertation) remain the same across the old and revised programs, as outlined in the PhD Handbook.

Please visit the 2022 university course catalog for:

• degree program competencies
• degree program requirements

Educational teaching assistant experience

All PhD students at WSPH are required to serve as a teaching assistant (TA) for two WSPH courses while enrolled in the PhD program.  Students should register for Teaching Assistantship Educational Experience (0 credits) during the terms they complete each TA requirement. 

*All other program requirements (e.g. research ethics, comprehensive exam, prospectus, and dissertation) remain the same across the old and revised programs, as outlined in the PhD Handbook.

Department Chair: Akilah Dulin, PhD

Program Director: Shokufeh Ramirez, PhD, MPH

Program Manager: 

Email: programmanagersbps@tulane.edu or sramirez@tulane.edu 

Phone: (504) 988-5391