Health Education and Behavioral Science (HEBS)

Health Education and Behavioral Science Dr.PH - 72 credits¹

The Doctor of Public Health (Dr.PH) degree in the Department of Health Education and Behavioral Science was designed to provide students with the necessary skills to develop, implement, and evaluate health based programs that can be targeted toward individuals across the lifespan.

Prerequisite Courses:

• PHCO 0505 - Health Education and Behavioral Science in Public Health (3)
• HEBS 0651 - Health Education Planning and Evaluation (3)
• HEBS 0654 - Modifying Health Behaviors: Theory and Practice (3)

SPH CORE Courses: (12 credits)¹

• PHCO 0501- Health Systems and Policy (3)
• PHCO 0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology (3)
• PHCO 0503 - Introduction to Environmental Health (3)
• PHCO 0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics (3)

HEBS Courses: (15 credits)

• HEBS 0679 - Health Risk Communication (3)²
• HEBS 0680 - Research Seminar in HEBS I (1)^2,3
• HEBS 0681 - Research Seminar in HEBS II (2)^2,3
• HEBS 0682 - Evaluation Research Methods (3)²
• Behavioral Science Electives (6) selected with advisor approval²
  Example: HEBS 9557 - Health Psychology

Program Development/Implementation Courses: (12 credits)⁴

• HEBS 0655 - Methodologies & Materials in Health Education (3)
• HEBS 9501 - Program Evaluation: Introduction (3)
• Other electives (6) selected with advisor approval.²

Analytical Courses (9 credits)⁴

• HEBS 0663 - Survey Research Methods (3)²
• BIST 0661 - Regression Methods for Public Heath Studies (3)²
• Other Analytical elective selected with advisor approval (3) Example: BIST 0615 - Categorical Data Analysis (3)

Fieldwork Experience (6 credits)⁵

• If student does not have a prior MPH degree, or equivalent fieldwork experience

Research (24 credits)

• RESH 0760 - Doctoral Research

All HEBS DrPH students are expected to engage in program development/evaluation activities with their faculty advisor

Notes

¹ = minimum number of credits required for degree
² = required
³ = combined courses satisfy residency requirement
⁴ = with Advisor approval, other courses can satisfy these requirements
⁵ = credits do not count toward degree requirements