phd personal statement examples public health

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Prospective Students

Personal statement.

In your statement of purpose, please discuss the following in one to two single-spaced pages:

Your professional, academic, and community experiences
The area of research you wish to potentially pursue as a student in the program, the name of at least one member of the PHS PhD Program Faculty or Participating Faculty who shares this research interest, A brief statement regarding your proposed research area interests with the research of the identified faculty member(s),
Your specific interest in UNC Charlotte’s program
Your career and personal goals including how the program aligns with your career plans
How you plan to actively participate in UNC Charlotte’s mission to advance health equity and well-being in an urbanizing world

In addition to the statement of purpose, a writing sample is required for all applications to the PhD program. The writing sample should

Demonstrate aptitude for scholarly writing, e.g., a literature review, a report of a needs assessment or evaluation project, a master’s thesis, or a published original research article on a public health topic where the applicant is the sole or first author.
Demonstrate conceptual and analytic skills
Use appropriate and consistent citation and reference formatting
Applicants without existing examples of academic or scholarly writing should develop a 10-20 page paper on a public health topic of interest that demonstrates conceptual skills and writing ability, use appropriate and consistent citation and reference formatting