Offered On Campus in Tucson and Online
The MPH in Health Behavior Health Promotion (HBHP), offered by the Department of Health Promotion Sciences, is based on a philosophy of health education, health promotion, and disease prevention, to improve the quality of life of individuals, families and communities. The HBHP discipline focuses on three areas:
- Sociocultural factors that influence health and health behavior
- Scientific and theoretical basis for planning, implementing, and evaluating effective public health education
- Health promotion and disease prevention programs
- The goal of facilitating behavior change for healthy life
The program provides students with the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills that are essential for the promotion of health and prevention of disease in culturally diverse populations.
Admission Criteria Application Deadlines How to Apply
Curriculum
Download Health Behavior Health Promotion MPH Concentration Competencies
Required Core Courses (16 units)
- EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)
- PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)
- EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)
- BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)
- HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)
- HPS 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)
- Internship Preparation Workshop (required; non-credit)
- Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)
Required HBHP Courses (15-16 units)
- HPS 531 Contemporary Health Issues and Research (3)
- HPS 535 Multicultural Health Beliefs (3)
- HPS 532A Applied Aspects of Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation (4)
OR - HPS 532E Planning of Health Promotion Programs (3) AND
- HPS 532P Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs (3)
- HPS 909 Master's Report (5)
Elective Courses (minimum 9-11 units)
Approved by Faculty Advisor/Mentor. Service Learning courses (597 A-G & S) are strongly recommended to meet 1-2 elective credit options
Total Minimum Credit Requirement = 42 units
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Milestones
Typical time to completion: 2 years full-time students, 3-4 years part-time students.
Average time to completion: 2.07
Program Steps to Completion (Full-time student timeline):
- Attend mandatory new student orientation
- First year is devoted to course work
- Attend fall and spring semester MPH Internship Conference
- Each Spring, complete an Annual Progress Report with Faculty Mentor
- Second year is devoted to coursework and Internship project
- 3rd semester, determine internship project, form Internship Committee and complete all planning items
- Complete two interprofessional education (IPE) activities before graduation
- Fourth semester, successfully complete and present internship project at Internship Conference, and submit final internship and graduation items.
