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Online PhD Degree Programs-Central Michigan University
By onlinephd | November 13, 2008
In this series of online PhD Degree Programs, today we will be discussing about a recognized American university, offering distance or Off-Campus PhD in Health Administration. Central Michigan University was founded on the year 1892. It is a public, coeducational state university which is situated in Mount Pleasantin the U.S. state of Michigan. It has approximately 28,000 students enrolled and nearly 20,000 are undergraduates. For this reason, the university has been the fourth largest in Michigan. The institution has also off-campus sites located in 15 states and 10 countries and it offers 27 degrees through eight academic divisions to choose from.
The university has few notable highlights in the field of academics, research and athletics. The institution is the only university Michigan that offers undergraduate degree in meteorology. Moreover, CMU is the only university with a bachelor’s degree that focuses on microscopy. Furthermore, it is the only university in Michigan to have a more intensive, interdisciplinary major in public relations that integrates journalism, broadcasting, and communication. In addition, it is the foremost university nationwide to offer a four-year accredited athletic training program.
In the field of research, CMU is the university that assisted Pentagon in developing filtration technology to eliminate contaminants and hazardous materials from the water. In 2008, it has ranked within the top 20 research institutions from among other universities the category of 16 or fewer doctoral programs. Also, it is one of only two universities in the Midwest to work an island research station, which is the Beaver Island. In addition, it assisted the company, Reebok in using state-of-the-art technology to perform experiments on new NHL uniforms
Presently, Central Michigan University offers masters, PhD and other various degrees for off campus students. CMU offers eight doctorate programs on campus and two online PhD programs through CMU Off-Campus Programs. And its finest online PhD in Health Administration has an online delivery format that combines with occasional short face-to-face seminars, yet providing the ultimate mixture of academic firmness and practical flexibility. It is important to point out that these distance or online PhD degree programs are accredited by the American Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
The current online PhD degree program in Health Administration has 8 modules, incorporated with 15 internet based courses. An intensive exam will be held at end of this program and the last dissertation to be completed. Apart from this comprehensive curriculum, student also needs to attend regionally-based 6 seminars (two and half days each) during this program. University is currently offering these face-to-face seminars at Atlanta, Detroit and Washington D.C. for USA candidates, and Geneva (Switzerland) for European and other international students. To help for key modules and exam, an experienced advisor will be allocated and last dissertation will be conducted under a professor in the relevant area.
If you are planning to get an admission in this off campus PhD, you need a masters degree from a recognized university in the relevant subject area. You also need to prove 5 years of work experience in health management or health policy areas. TOEFL and ECFMG for physicians are compulsory for international students (unless you have prior academic experience in other USA universities or colleges). You also need recommendation letters, career statement and current CV to submit with your application. The last requirement for the admission is a formal interview.
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