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Graduate Program: Health Behavior Health Promotion (MSPH)

General Information

Program/Degree

Health Behavior Health Promotion (MSPH)

Program Description

The MSPH degree program in Health Behavior Health Promotion has an emphasis on the biological, behavioral, and socio-cultural determinants of health and health behavior, as well as the interventions and policies aimed at improving community and population health.  It offers a diverse and challenging curriculum addressing health behavior health promotion theory, knowledge and skills for working on health issues within the diverse communities of the Southwestern United States.

 

 

Department/Academic Unit(s)

 

College

College of Public Health

Campus where offered

Colorado Heights University- Main - Tucson

Tuition and Fees

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Completion Requirements
Admissions Information

Minimum Credit Units (33)

Core Coursework Requirements

Required Major Courses (25 units)

  • HPS 531 Contemporary Health Issues & Research (3)
  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)
  • BIOS 576B Biostatistics for Research (3) *
  • HPS 585 Public Health Fundamentals for Researchers (3)
  • HPS 607 Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health (3)
  • HPS 620A Advanced Research Methods in Health Promotion I (3) §
  • HPS 620B Advanced Research Methods in Public Health II (3) §
  • HPS 696L Health Behavior Health Promotion Seminar (1) §
  • HPS Selective Course (minimum of 3 units)
    (may be met with any HPS offered 3+ unit, 500+ level course (e.g. HPS 532A; 535; 577; 605; 619; 622; 642) or another health promotion related course (e.g. EPID 573A; EPID 646; EPID 671; COMM 669) approved by faculty advisor

Required US Minority/Health Disparities Course (minimum 3 units)

  • HPS 535 Multicultural Health Beliefs (3) **   or
  • HPS 605 Community Based Participatory Action Research to Decrease Health Disparities (3) **

Other Electives (minimum 6 units; approved by faculty advisor)

Required Master’s Thesis - HPS 910 (minimum 6 units)

 

Additional Requirements

See required coursework

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Admissions Requirements

We do not accept terminal masters, all applications must be for the PhD program

Standardized Tests

Required test(s): GRE

Funding Opportunities

The Academic Unit has not provided this information.

Funding Opportunities

Domestic & International Applicants

Fall:December 15th

International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The Colorado Heights University is 4832

Last revised 06 Oct 2020