Aug 14, 2025

2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Community Health and Behavior (MPH)

Utilize foundational public health concepts and core public health competencies (as outlined in program accreditation standards) to meet public health challenges.
Apply behavior change principles, theories, and models to develop community health promotion strategies and programs focused on enhancing wellbeing, prevention, and/or management of chronic conditions.
Conduct theory-driven evaluation of health promotion programs, and utilize findings for dissemination and program improvement planning.
Demonstrate communication and advocacy skills to successfully disseminate health information for use by a wide variety of audiences and stakeholders.

Program Policy Document:

Please see the Program Policy Document for more information.

Requirements for the Degree:

Core Courses:

Fifteen (15) credit hours. Required for all MPH concentrations.

HBNS 820 - Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Behavior Credit(s): 3
EPID 603 - Biostatistics for Health Sciences I Credit(s): 3
EPID 605 - Epidemiology Methods I Credit(s): 3
SPPA 606 - Environment and Public Health Credit(s): 3
SPPA 620 - Policy Approaches to Population Health Improvement Credit(s): 3

Community Health & Behavior Concentration Core

HBNS 605 - Concepts of Chronic Disease Management Credit(s): 3
HBNS 804 - Advanced Health Promotion Program Evaluation Credit(s): 3
HBNS 809 - Health Behavior Credit(s): 3

Programming Courses:

Chose from 1 programming course below:

HBNS 608 - Nutrition Program Planning and Evaluation Credit(s): 3
OR
HBNS 803 - Advanced Health Promotion Programming Credit(s): 3

Communications Courses:

Choose from 1 communications course below:

HBNS 607 - Health and the Media Credit(s): 3
OR
HBNS 819 - Social Marketing Credit(s): 3

Elective Courses:

Six credits of graduate coursework in any relevant subject area at the 600 level or higher with permission of the MPH Program Director

Community Health & Behavior Concentration Electives

(Courses not already being taken for core requirements are acceptable for electives)

HBNS 605 - Concepts of Chronic Disease Management Credit(s): 3
HBNS 607 - Health and the Media Credit(s): 3
HBNS 608 - Nutrition Program Planning and Evaluation Credit(s): 3
HBNS 803 - Advanced Health Promotion Programming Credit(s): 3
HBNS 804 - Advanced Health Promotion Program Evaluation Credit(s): 3
HBNS 809 - Health Behavior Credit(s): 3
HBNS 819 - Social Marketing Credit(s): 3

Epidemiology Concentration Electives

EPID 604 - Introduction to Epidemiologic Data Analysis in SAS Credit(s): 3
EPID 610 - Epidemiology Methods II Credit(s): 3
EPID 613 - Biostatistics for Health Sciences II Credit(s): 3
EPID 620 - Methods in Infectious Disease Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 621 - Methods in Field Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 622 - Disaster Epidemiology Methods Credit(s): 3
EPID 623 - Public Health Surveillance Credit(s): 3
EPID 624 - Cancer Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 625 - Environmental Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 626 - Perinatal and Reproductive Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 627 - Social Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 628 - Epidemiology of Aging Credit(s): 3
EPID 629 - Injury Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 630 - Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 631 - Analyzing Epidemiologic Data Using R Credit(s): 3
EPID 632 - Nutrition Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
OR
HBNS 632 - Nutrition Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 633 - Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 634 - Pharmacoepidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 635 - Qualitative Methods for Epidemiology Research Credit(s): 3

Health Policy & Management Concentration Electives

SPPA 621 - Health Systems, Policy & Economics Credit(s): 3
UAPP 652 - Geographic Information Systems in Public Policy Credit(s): 1
UAPP 657 - Health Policy Credit(s): 3
UAPP 663 - Decision Tools for Policy Analysis Credit(s): 3
UAPP 673 - Governing Nonprofit Organizations Credit(s): 3
UAPP 684 - Performance Management and Program Evaluation Credit(s): 3
UAPP 694 - Financial Management in Public & Nonprofit Sectors Credit(s): 3
UAPP 696 - Human Resources in Public and Nonprofit Organizations Credit(s): 3
UAPP 697 - Leading Organizations in Public & NP Sectors Credit(s): 3
UAPP 701 - Public Policymaking Credit(s): 3
UAPP 707 - Public Policy Analysis Credit(s): 3
UAPP 709 - Advanced Topics in Economics for the Public and Non-Profit Sectors Credit(s): 3
UAPP 761 - Conflict Resolution Collab Prob Solving Credit(s): 3

Applied Practice Experience (APE) & Integrative Learning Experience (ILE):

EPID 689 - Applied Practice Experience Credit(s): 3
EPID 699 - Integrative Learning Experience Credit(s): 3

Credits to Total a Minimum of 42

Last Revised for 2025-2026 Academic Year