Other MPH Options

Behavioral science and health education focuses on the role played by individual and community behavior in preventing chronic and communicable diseases. Students who choose this concentration are prepared for professional roles in health promotion and disease prevention on local and national levels.

Students will have the knowledge and skills to plan, develop, implement, monitor and evaluate behavior change programs for improving health status.

Students also will learn how to assess the health needs of communities and organizations. The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing has specific requirements for receipt of Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) status. This MPH concentration meets these criteria and addresses the competencies required for CHES certification.  

For general information on the MPH degree program, including specific prerequisites, requirements and course descriptions, please see the School of Public Health section of the Graduate School Catalog at http://www.slu.edu/graduate/catalog/p_h.pdf

For information on faculty and research activities in the Division of Behavioral Science/ Health Education, please see http://behavioral.slu.edu/

Curriculum Plans for Full-time Students
(plans for part-time students will be developed in consultation with academic advisors)

Curriculum plan for students entering in the 2006-07 academic year
Curriculum plan for students entering in the 2007-08 academic year