We offer a Ph.D. degree in One Health Sciences to align with the current demand for interdisciplinary and interprofessional approach to improve public health. The program is designed to train scientists with a broader vision of One Health, interfacing animal, human, and ecological health from local and global perspectives and everything in between.

This program incorporates the One Health competency into the curriculum and evaluation. Students will demonstrate proficiencies in communication, collaboration, teamwork, leadership, systems thinking, and management while successfully addressing the current and emerging One Health challenges. 

Interested students are encouraged to contact our faculty within our School to explore potential research projects in one of the School's five areas of research excellence: One Health; Disease Ecology, Prevention and Management; Andragogical Scholarship; Sustainability of Animal Agriculture; and Molecular Mechanisms of Diseases.

Application requirements include but are not limited to:

• Transcripts and degree
• Two letters of recommendation
• Personal statement
• Curriculum Vitae
• Proof of English Proficiency

2026/2027 Application Important dates:

• Application opens October 1, 2025
• For priority consideration with funding, applications should be received by December 31, 2025
• All other applications (for admission) should be received by February 15, 2026

Our Ph.D. program is full-time, face-to-face at the School of Veterinary Medicine in Amarillo, Texas. Graduate students must complete 72 credit hours, of which 18 are core courses and 12 are dissertation hours. Of the remaining 42 credit hours, students select from electives to build expertise.

Please read the PhD in One Health Sciences Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine Graduate Student Handbook, to understand the program's policies and procedures.

Contact Us

Office of Research and Graduate Programs:
Phone Number: 806.742.3595
Email: svm.research.gradstudies@ttu.edu

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