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  School of Public Health 2017-2018 Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Programs Health Education and Behavioral Science Curriculum  

Curriculum


Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Curriculum (45 Credits) - Department of Health Education and Behavioral Science

Students seeking the M.P.H. in health education and behavioral science degree must complete 45 credits of academic work with a minimum GPA of least 3.0; earn no more than 9 credits bearing grades less than B; and complete the degree requirements within six years. Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.

CORE COURSES (15 credits)
  • PHCO 0501 - Health Systems and Policy
  • PHCO 0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
  • PHCO 0503 - Introduction to Environmental Health
  • PHCO 0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
  • PHCO 0505 - Health Education and Behavioral Science in Public Health

FIELDWORK (6 credits)

  • FDWC 0600 - Fieldwork I (1 credit)
  • FDWC 0601 - Fieldwork II (5 credits)

REQUIRED COURSES (15 credits)

  • HEBS 0600 - Applied Research Methods for Behavioral Science
  • HEBS 0612 - Management Techniques in Health Administration
  • HEBS 0651 - Health Education Planning and Evaluation
  • HEBS 0654 - Modifying Health Behaviors: Theory and Practice
  • HEBS 0656 - Social Marketing

RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (9 credits)

  • HEBS 0551 - Public Health Grant Writing (1 credit)
  • HEBS 0590 - Research Topics in Health Education (1-3 credits)
  • HEBS 0592 - Seminar in Health Education Topics (1-3 credits)
  • HEBS 0658 - Seminar Health Behavioral Topics: Cancer Prevention and Control
  • HEBS 0657 - Seminar in Tobacco Control
  • HEBS 0670 - Health Promotion Interventions for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Populations
  • HEBS 0678 - Health Communications/Risk Communication
  • HEBS 9557 - Health Psychology  
  • HEBS 9652 - Sociology of Health
 
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