Doctoral Program

The Doctor of Philosophy Program in Clinical Sciences are available in two schemes of study.

Scheme 1

Scheme 1 is a research-based program leading to a dissertation with two formats as Scheme 1.1 and 1.2. Scheme 1.1 for candidates who have a master’s degree to produce at least 48 credits of dissertation. Scheme 1.2 for candidates who have a bachelor’s degree with Honor to produce at least 72 credits of dissertation.

Scheme 2

Scheme 2 is a research-based program, combining coursework leading to a dissertation with two formats as Scheme 2.1 and 2.2. Scheme 2.1 for candidates with a master’s degree must take courses of at least 12 credits in total and produce at least 36 credits of dissertation. Scheme 2.2 for candidates with a bachelor’s degree must take courses of at least 24 credits in total and produce at least 48 credits of dissertation.

Program Structure and Content

	Scheme 1 (Thesis only)
	Scheme 1.1 (master’s background)	Scheme 1.2 (bachelor’s background)
Total required credits	48 credits	72 credits
Dissertation	48 credits	72 credits
	Scheme 2 (Thesis + Coursework)
	Scheme 2.1 (master’s background)	Scheme 2.2 (bachelor’s background)
Total required credits	48 credits	72 credits
Dissertation	36 credits	48 credits
Coursework credits	12 credits Core course 3 credits Concentration course 6 credits Elective course 3 credits	24 credits Core course 9 credits Concentration course 6 credits Elective course 9 credits
	Core course Research Methodology in Clinical Science, 3 credits (2.1, 2.2) Fundamental Biostatistics in Clinical Sciences Research, 3 credits (2.2) Research Project in Clinical Sciences, 3 credits (2.2)
Core course (S/U)	Scheme 2.1 (master’s background)	Scheme 2.2 (bachelor’s background)
	Seminar and Journal Club in Clinical Sciences Doctoral Dissertation Seminar Professional Development Qualifying Examination

Core Course 9 credits

Research methods in clinical sciences (3)
Biostatistics in clinical science research (3)
Research project in clinical sciences (3)
Professional development (S/U)
Seminar and journal club in clinical sciences (S/U)

Structure of the Ph.D. Program in Clinical Sciences

Scheme 1 (Thesis only):

1.1 for candidates with master’s degree background
1.2 for candidates with bachelor’s degree background

	1^st Semester	2^nd Semester
Year 1	Thesis/DissertationSeminar and journal club in clinical sciences, Doctoral dissertation seminarProfessional Development	Thesis/DissertationSeminar and journal club in clinical sciences, Doctoral dissertation seminarProfessional DevelopmentScheme 1.1: Qualifying examination
Year 2	Thesis/DissertationSeminar and journal club in clinical sciences, Doctoral dissertation seminarProfessional DevelopmentScheme 1.2: Qualifying examination	Thesis/DissertationSeminar and journal club in clinical sciences, Doctoral dissertation seminarProfessional Development
Year 3	Thesis/DissertationSeminar and journal club in clinical sciences, Doctoral dissertation seminarProfessional Development	Thesis/DissertationSeminar and journal club in clinical sciences, Doctoral dissertation seminarProfessional DevelopmentScheme 1.1: Thesis defense examination, Manuscript publication
Year 4-5	Thesis/DissertationSeminar and journal club in clinical sciences, Doctoral dissertation seminarProfessional Development	Thesis/DissertationSeminar and journal club in clinical sciences, Doctoral dissertation seminarProfessional DevelopmentScheme 1.2: Thesis defense examination, Manuscript publication

Scheme 2 (Thesis + Coursework):

2.1 for candidates with master’s degree background
2.2 for candidates with bachelor’s degree background

	1^st Semester	2^nd Semester
Year 1	Core/Elective CoursesSeminar and journal club in clinical sciences, Doctoral dissertation seminarProfessional Development	Core/Elective CoursesSeminar and journal club in clinical sciences, Doctoral dissertation seminarProfessional DevelopmentScheme 2.1: Qualifying examination
Year 2-3	Thesis/DissertationSeminar and journal club in clinical sciences, Doctoral dissertation seminarProfessional DevelopmentScheme 2.2: Qualifying examination	Thesis/DissertationSeminar and journal club in clinical sciences, Doctoral dissertation seminarProfessional Development
Year 4	Thesis/DissertationSeminar and journal club in clinical sciences, Doctoral dissertation seminarProfessional Development	Thesis/DissertationSeminar and journal club in clinical sciences, Doctoral dissertation seminarProfessional DevelopmentScheme 2.1: Thesis defense examination, Manuscript publication
Year 5	Thesis/DissertationSeminar and journal club in clinical sciences, Doctoral dissertation seminarProfessional Development	Thesis/DissertationSeminar and journal club in clinical sciences, Doctoral dissertation seminarProfessional DevelopmentScheme 2.2: Thesis defense examination, Manuscript publication