Health Education and Behavioral Science (HEBS)
Health Education and Behavioral Science MPH - 45 credits
The Masters in Public Health degree in the Department of Health Education and Behavioral Science was designed to proved skills essential to the generic health educator as designated by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. and to provide foundation skills in behavioral science research.
Core Courses (15 Credits)
- PHCO 0501 - Introduction to Health Care Systems and Policy
- PHCO 0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
- PHCO 0503 - Introduction to Environmental Health
- PHCO 0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics
- PHCO 0505 - Health Education and Behavioral Science in Public Health
Fieldwork (6 Credits)
- FDWC 0600 - Fieldwork I (1)
- FDWC 0601 - Fieldwork II (5)
Required Courses: (15 credits)
- HEBS 0612 - Management Techniques in Health Administration
- HEBS 0651 - Health Education Planning and Evaluation
- HEBS 0654 - Modifying Health Behaviors: Theory and Practice
- HEBS 0655 - Methodologies and Materials in Health Education
- HEBS 0663 - Survey Research Methods
Recommended Elective Courses: (9 credits)
- HEBS 0551 - Public Health Grant Writing (1)
- HEBS 0590 - Research Topics in Health Education (1-3)
- HEBS 0592 - Seminar in Health Education Topics (1-3)
- HEBS 0674 - Group Dynamics/Interpersonal Communication (3)
- HEBS 0677 - Community Organization and Advocacy (3)
- HEBS 0679 - Health Communications/Risk Communication (3)
- HEBS 9501 - Program Evaluation: An Introduction to Methods and Practice (Rutgers University) (3)
- HEBS 9521 - Community Nutrition (Rutgers University) (4)
- HEBS 9552 - Gerontology (Rutgers University) (3)
- HEBS 9557 - Health Psychology (Rutgers University)
- HEBS 9558 - Psychology of Learning (Rutgers University) (3)
- HEBS 9652 - Sociology of Health (Rutgers University) (3)
- HEBS 9562 - Quantitative Research Methods in Education II: ANOVA (Rutgers University) (3)
- PHEL 0562 - Tobacco and Public Health: Epidemiology (1)
- PHEL 0563 - Tobacco and Public Health: Systems and Policy (1)
- PHEL 0580 - Independent Study in Research Methods (1-3)
- HEBS 9565 - Seminar: Problems in Health and Social Policy (Rutgers University) (3)
