Health Education and Behavioral Science (HEBS)

Concentration Competencies for the MPH Degree

Upon graduation, a student with the MPH degree in Health Education and Behavioral Science will be able to:

• Participate in formulation of public health policy, with regard to health education and promotion principles and practices;
• Assess and delineate health education and promotion needs of diverse populations using a variety of techniques;
• Design, implement, conduct and evaluate programs in diverse settings based upon social, psychological, and educational theories utilized in health education and promotion programming;
• Develop and critique health education materials, methods and programs;
• Apply management techniques in health education and health promotion settings; and Conduct behavioral science research.

Concentration Competencies for the PhD Degree

Upon graduation, a student with the PhD degree in Health Education and Behavioral Science will be able to:

• Design and conduct experimental investigations related to health behavior;
• Demonstrate proficiency in the application of univariate and multitvariate analytic techniques;
• Demonstrate ability to critically analyze and interpret the scientific literature;
• Establish a program of focused research; and
• Demonstrate proficiency in behavioral/environmental models of behavior change.

Concentration Competencies for the DrPH Degree

Upon graduation, a student with the DrPH degree in Health Education and Behavioral Science will be able to:

• Critically analyze scientific literature;
• Develop, implement and be able to supervise health-based program;
• Design and coordinate evaluation of health based programs;
• Demonstrate proficiency in program evaluation and related data analysis strategies; and
• Demonstrate proficiency in behavioral/environmental models of behavior change.