Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
Department Admission Requirements
See the Arnold School’s website for details. Admission requirements follow those of The Graduate School and include:
- a completed application.
- official transcripts from all post-secondary schools and colleges previously attended, including non-degree courses taken.
- evidence of academic performance at a B or better level on academic transcripts.
- three letters of recommendation from academic and/or professional sources.
- a letter of intent which describes research interests and professional goals.
- satisfactory score on the TOEFL or the IELTS Intl. Academic Course Type 2 exam for applicants whose native language is not English. The minimum acceptable score on the TOEFL is 80 (Internet-based) or 570 (paper-based). The minimum acceptable overall band score on the IELTS Intl. Academic Course Type 2 exam is 6.5.
- current resume or curriculum vitae.
- Doctoral applicants should be supported by at least two HPEB faculty members willing to serve as mentors in order to be admitted into the program.
Graduate Certificate Programs
Applicants to the Graduate Certificate programs must have, at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree and meet the general requirements of The Graduate School. Applicants may request that significant professional experience be substituted for standardized test scores.
Courses
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HPEB 501 | Human Sexuality Education | 3 |
| HPEB 502 | Applied Aspects of Human Nutrition | 3 |
| HPEB 511 | Health Promotion in a Changing Society | 3 |
| HPEB 512 | Southern Discomfort: Public Health in the American South | 3 |
| HPEB 513 | Race, Ethnicity, and Health: Examining Health Inequalities | 3 |
| HPEB 521 | The Total School Health Program | 3 |
| HPEB 540 | Drug Prevention | 3 |
| HPEB 542 | Tobacco Prevention and Control in Public Health | 3 |
| HPEB 547 | Consumer Health in Contemporary Society | 3 |
| HPEB 550 | Behavioral Concepts and Processes for the Health Professional | 3 |
| HPEB 551 | Medical Anthropology: Field Work | 3 |
| HPEB 552 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| HPEB 553 | Community Health | 3 |
| HPEB 555 | Managing Stress | 3 |
| HPEB 560 | Cooking Up a Storm: Food, Globalization, Localization, and Health in the South | 3 |
| HPEB 620 | Nutrition Through the Life Cycle | 3 |
| HPEB 621 | Maternal and Child Health | 3 |
| HPEB 627 | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health | 3 |
| HPEB 631 | Health Promotion for Elementary and Middle School Teachers | 3 |
| HPEB 640 | Behavioral Economics in Public Health | 3 |
| HPEB 653 | Nutrition Assessment and Counseling | 3 |
| HPEB 654 | Maternal and Child Nutrition | 3 |
| HPEB 674 | Social Networks, Social Capital, and Health | 3 |
| HPEB 679 | Addressing Childhood Obesity through Community Approaches | 2 |
| HPEB 680 | Laboratory Techniques in Physiological Measurement | 3 |
| HPEB 683 | Contemporary Topics in Sexual Health | 3 |
| HPEB 684 | HIV/STI Prevention | 3 |
| HPEB 690 | Independent Study | 1-6 |
| HPEB 700 | Concepts and Methods in Health Promotion | 3 |
| HPEB 701 | Theoretical Foundations of Health Promotion | 3 |
| HPEB 702 | Planning Health Promotion Programs | 3 |
| HPEB 703 | Public Health Education Seminar | 1-3 |
| HPEB 704 | Health Education Research Seminar | 1 |
| HPEB 705 | Contemporary Concepts of Health and Health Education | 3 |
| HPEB 706 | Consultation in Health Systems | 3 |
| HPEB 707 | Health Promotion Research Methods | 3 |
| HPEB 708 | Health Education Methods | 3 |
| HPEB 709 | Stress and Support Concepts and Management | 3 |
| HPEB 710 | Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs | 3 |
| HPEB 711 | Applied Health Communication | 3 |
| HPEB 712 | Changing Health Practices | 3 |
| HPEB 713 | Behavioral Aspects of Physical Activity | 3 |
| HPEB 715 | Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health | 3 |
| HPEB 720 | Coordinating the School Health Program | 3 |
| HPEB 722 | Health Education Curriculum Development | 3 |
| HPEB 726 | Prevention of Teen Pregnancy | 3 |
| HPEB 730 | Programs for Patient Education | 3 |
| HPEB 731 | Health Promotion for Older Adults | 3 |
| HPEB 742 | Alcohol, Drugs, and Public Health Policy | 3 |
| HPEB 748 | Community Health Development | 3 |
| HPEB 750 | Health Implications of Stress and Disease | 3 |
| HPEB 751 | Physical Activity and Health | 3 |
| HPEB 752 | Nutrition and Public Health | 3 |
| HPEB 753 | Obesity and Eating Disorders | 3 |
| HPEB 754 | EXSC 700 or HPEB 700 or consent of instructor | 3 |
| HPEB 760 | Health Education in Occupational Worksites | 3 |
| HPEB 769 | Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Child Abuse and Neglect | 3 |
| HPEB 770 | Health Education in Developing Countries | 3 |
| HPEB 771 | Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Population Health | 3 |
| HPEB 772 | Responding to Global Health Challenges | 3 |
| HPEB 773 | International Public Health Seminar | 1 |
| HPEB 779 | Injury Prevention and Control | 3 |
| HPEB 782A | Teaching Internship (Health) | 3 |
| HPEB 782B | Teaching Internship (Health) | 9 |
| HPEB 790 | Independent Study | 1-6 |
| HPEB 792 | Selected Topics in Health Education | 1-6 |
| HPEB 796 | Health Education Project | 1-6 |
| HPEB 797 | Applied Practice Experience | 5 |
| HPEB 798A | Public Health Practicum Seminar | 3 |
| HPEB 798B | Public Health Practicum Fieldwork | 3 |
| HPEB 799 | Thesis Preparation | 1-9 |
| HPEB 802 | Implementing and Monitoring Health Promotion Interventions | 3 |
| HPEB 810 | Applied Measurement in Health Education Research | 3 |
| HPEB 811 | Advanced Public Health Communication: Theory and Methods | 3 |
| HPEB 815 | Theory-Driven Analysis | 3 |
| HPEB 818 | Advanced Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs | 3 |
| HPEB 820 | Public Health Advocacy and Policy | 3 |
| HPEB 824 | Social and Physical Environment Interventions in Health Promotion | 3 |
| HPEB 899 | Dissertation Preparation | 1-12 |