Dec 05, 2025

2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Community Health and Health Behavior MPH

Explore the actions of individuals, groups and organizations from a scientific perspective to promote health with an MPH in community health and health behavior. As a health behavior practitioner, you will apply your knowledge of the patterns, determinants and consequences of health-related behaviors, including addictions, stress and coping, and physical activity and nutrition, to addressing health challenges in communities.

MPH Core Requirements (16 credits)

CHB 501LEC - Study of Health Behavior Credits: 3
CHB 507SEM - Public Health Interprofessional Teams & Practice Credits: 2
EEH 500LEC - Introduction to Epidemiology Credits: 3
EEH 530LEC - Intro to Health Care Credits: 3
EEH 550LEC - Environmental Health Credits: 3
EEH 590SEM - Leadership, Collaboration and Negotiation in Public Health Credits: 2

Additional Requirements (18 Credits)

CHB 502LEC - Health Behavior Change Credits: 3
CHB 505LEC - Applied Statistics for PH Credits: 3
CHB 523LEC - Introduction to Program Planning and Evaluation Credits: 3
CHB 525LEC - Health Disparities Credits: 3
STA 527LEC - Statistical Analysis I Credits: 3
STA 527REC - Statistical Analysis I Credits: 1

Electives (9 credits)

CHB 500LEC - Special Topics Credits: 1-3
CHB 516LEC - Creating Media for Public Health Credits: 3
CHB 524SEM - Sexual Risk Behavior Credits: 3
CHB 527LEC - Obesity Credits: 3
CHB 533LEC - Commercial Determinants of Hea Credits: 3
CHB 547LAB - MPH Field Training Credits: 3
CHB 601LEC - Principles of Community Health and Health Behavior Credits: 3
CHB 602LEC - Community Health and Health Behavior Interventions Credits: 3
CHB 605LEC - Res Meth-Com Health & HB Credits: 3

Field Training (3 credits)

CHB 544LAB - MPH Field Training Credits: 3

Culminating Experience (3 credits)

CHB 630LAB - Culminating Project Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 47

3.0 Degree GPA required

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

1) Apply evidence-based approaches to public health

2) Compare and discuss public health and health care systems

3) Apply planning and management competencies to promote health

4) Apply policy principles to public health

5) Apply leadership principles to public health

6) Apply communication and interprofessional practice principles

7) Apply systems thinking tools to public health issues

SED Statement

This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).