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The courses in your program of study can be found below, for your reference. You can complete your program of study electronically at https://usf.appiancloud.com/. You can find information on how to use this on the Archivum Student Resources page. Note: You may choose a program of study that corresponds to the academic year of your admission or any year thereafter. Please see the guidelines below.
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In addition to the overall Master of Science in Public Health degree competencies, Public Public Health Education MSPH MSPH graduates will be able to: - Assess individual and community needs for health education;
- Obtain health related data about social and cultural environments, growth and development factors, needs and interests.
- Distinguish between behaviors that foster and those that hinder well-being.
- Infer needs for health education on the basis of obtained data
- Evaluate effectiveness of health education programs;
- Develop plans to assess achievement of program objectives.
- Interpret results of program evaluation.
- Infer implications from findings for future program planning.
- Apply appropriate research principles and methods in health education;
- Conduct a thorough review of literature.
- Use appropriate qualitative and quantitative research methods.
- Apply research to health education practice.
- Describe the relationships between psychological, interpersonal, social structural, cultural and biological factors as they impact on disease prevention and health promotion.
Research Skills - Conduct needs assessments focused on health behavior change and the social impact of planned health programs;
- Use qualitative and quantitative research methods for studying the impact of psychological, interpersonal, social structural, cultural and biological factors in the etiology and social consequences of public health problems;
- Carry out, with faculty supervision, all phases of the research process, including project design, proposal development, data collection, data analysis, and interpretation and writing up of results; and
- Use ethical principles guiding the conduct of research on human subjects.
Practical Applications to Public Health - Identify areas in which social and behavioral science expertise can contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of public health programs;
- Determine the appropriate level of intervention for different health problems, including individual behavior, family systems, community organization, complex social systems and the social and physical environment; and
- Critically evaluate research and translate it into evidence-based practice and public policy.
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