Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.S.P.H.-Social and Behavioral Health; M.P.H.-Social and Behavioral Health, Dr.PH.-Social and Behavioral Health

Format: Campus

Program Description:

Many factors influence individual and population health, from biology and individual behavior to environmental and social forces. The Department of Social & Behavioral Health prepares public health professionals to incorporate these broad factors into planning and evaluating programs, services and policies that will improve the health of individuals and communities.

Public health professionals with training in social and behavioral health are prepared to assess factors influencing health in individuals, communities and populations, plan effective programs and interventions, design evaluations for those interventions, and successfully manage the implementation of those programs. Our graduates are trained in process skills-the how-to of public health and health behavioral change. This prepares them to operate under a wide variety of job titles and in a wide variety of different organizational contexts.

Graduates from this department may work in and for local or state public health departments, federal health agencies, other health-related public and private sector organizations, such as hospitals, health maintenance organizations, pharmaceutical companies, clinics, and nonprofit health-related organizations.

The MSPH degree prepares students for careers oriented toward needs assessment, research, and evaluation in social and behavioral health. This program shares many of the core course requirements with the MPH degree, but requires a thesis in lieu of a practicum experience. The DrPH program has been developed to prepare students to plan, implement, and evaluate interventions designed to improve community and population health status and to conduct high-quality research addressing important public health issues.

Accreditation:

The Texas A&M Health Science Center is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's, doctoral and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of the Health Science Center.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Health Profession Schools

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Small City

Size & Settings: 1,000 - 4,999