Public Health, Behavioral Health Concentration, MPH

Program Learning Outcomes

• Health Education Planning: Plan a health education training, curriculum, or workshop including stakeholder identification, resource planning and timeline, volunteer recruitment and marketing, strategy selection, and monitoring process.
• Health Education and Promotion: Effectively deliver evidence-based health education and behavior change intervention skills such as motivational interviewing, health coaching, peer education, mindfulness, or social media messages to individuals or groups
• Biopsychosocial-based Prevention: Analyze the impact of chronic conditions and propose strategies to address prevention and management across all levels of the Socioecological Model.
• Integrated Systems of Care: Formulate strategies for mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment in community settings.
• Applied Research Methods: Develop a data collection and analysis plan including measures and methods for research on behavioral health.
• Professionalism: Create a professional development plan that outlines goals and strategies for becoming a highly skilled health education specialist and leader in health promotion.

Major Requirements (45 units)