The Department of Health Behavior offers the following graduate degrees:
In addition, a graduate certificate in Global Health is available to all graduate level students at the Texas A&M University College Station campus, not just those enrolled in the School of Public Health.
The Master of Public Health (MPH) is a professional master's degree designed to provide practical training in areas related to public health practice. Along with coursework in health promotion and community health sciences, the MPH exposes students to the other core public health areas (biostatistics, epidemiology, health policy and management, and environmental health).
The PhD in Health Education prepares students to conduct research in basic and applied health education. A transdisciplinary approach is used to produce researchers and academicians who are trained to understand how one’s health and wellness is both positively and negatively influenced by one’s total environment from factors ranging from micro (interpersonal relationships, families) to macro (cultural, environmental, policies, and infrastructure). The goal is to train professionals who understand and consider the interaction between the individual, their respective state, and their social, structural land political environment.
The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) with a concentration health promotion and community health sciences is an advanced professional degree for those whose career goals are in the area of professional practice in public health, including current and potential leaders in public health practice. The DrPH prepares candidates for a career in high-level administration, teaching, or practice, where advance analytical and conceptual capabilities are requisite. This program is designed for the research-grounded practitioner; a graduate may be expected to fill instructional, supervisory, and administrative positions in which educational services are to be rendered.
