Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, M.S.P.H.

Learning Outcomes

• Students will demonstrate an understanding of the history and fundamental principles and practices in health promotion, education, and behavior.
• Students will understand and develop the ability to apply proven social science, health and behavior theories in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of health education and promotion programs.
• Students will develop skills and knowledge to work effectively with culturally diverse individuals and communities, and to apply principles for ethical conduct in health promotion, education, and behavior.
• Students will demonstrate an ability to research, develop, implement, and evaluate a program involving health behavior change at the individual, agency, or community level.
• Students will demonstrate effective written and oral skills for communication with different audiences in the context of professional public health activities.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to develop a logical, congruent progression of research questions, hypotheses, methods, analysis, and study conclusions, and to develop an appropriate research/evaluation design to test hypotheses or evaluate intervention effectiveness.
• Students will develop skills in the interpretation and communication of research/statistical findings to professional and lay audiences, including the preparation and submission of one or more manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals.