View our EdD Early Childhood specialization completion requirements
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
- Core courses (50 cr.)
- Capstone (10 cr.)
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
Courses
In the EdD Early Childhood Education specialization, you’ll build skills and progress toward your final capstone project in every course.
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Dr. Tschida has a Master's in Public Health from the University of Minnesota - School of Public Health, and a Doctorate in International Health and Human Nutrition from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is an experienced qualitative and quantitative researcher with interests in parental, infant, and early childhood health and nutrition, HIV/AIDS prevention programs, and exploring solutions to global healthcare disparities. He has been a part-time contributing faculty member with the Walden College of Health Sciences since early 2011. His international experience includes serving as a Fulbright Scholar and US Peace Corps volunteer, as well as several consultancies with UNICEF, USAID, International Red Cross, and Save the Children. He was recently named by the Pollen Foundation as one of the "50 Over 50" in Minnesota in the community engagement category of leaders.
PUBH 6115 - Social, Behavioral and Cultural Factors in Global Public Health Practic
PUBH 6135 - Global Leadership, Professionalism, Ethics
PUBH 6165 - Environmental Health
PUBH 6235 - Program Design Planning & Global Health Program Evaluation
PUBH 6745 - Public Health Program, Monitoring and Evaluation
PUBH 8015 - Administration and Leadership of Global Public Health Programs
PUBH 8400 - Global Public Health Leadership & Global Systems
PUBH 8225 - Design & Analysis of International Health Community Trials
HLTH 9001 - Dissertation Research for Doctoral Students
PUBH 8900 - Research Forum Companion
PUBH 9000 - Public Health Dissertation
PUBH 9001 - Health Services Dissertation for Doctoral StudentsP
PUBH 9100 - Research Forum Companion
DrPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
MPH, University of Minnesota
BA, University of Saint Catherine
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