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The MPH with a Behavioral Health (BHH) Concentration is concerned with the study of mental disorders and substance disorders in community populations. The focus areas include children's mental health services, community-based prevention, evaluation and accountability, evidence-based practice in behavioral health, homelessness, multicultural issues in mental health, and epidemiologic issues in mental disorders, including co-occurring disorders. (Contact is Bruce Levin, MPH, DrPH, email blevin@health.usf.edu). Find the Behavioral Health concentration at Behavioral Health MPH.

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titleDual Competencies

In addition to the overall Master of Public Health degree competencies, graduates will be able to:

  1. Practice competency in relationship skills;
  2. Knowledge of the interrelationships in the biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors in human life, including the impact of disease, injury, and emotional distress and their implications for social work practice;
  3. Skill in methods of scientific inquiry for the purpose of advancing professional knowledge and practice;
  4. Basic skill in the application of a range of social work treatment methodologies for the purpose of differential diagnosis and intervention;
  5. Practice competency in applying a biopsychosocial approach to the assessment of human problems;
  6. Practice competency in applying a biopsychosocial approach to treatment of human problems through individual, family, and group modalities; and
  7. A basic knowledge of managerial processes in social services, including program planning, personnel management, finance, and evaluation.
 
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titleTaking Courses Prior to Admittance

Public Health

It is recommended that students take some Public Health courses prior to admission to the dual-degree program. This reduces stress related to logistical conflicts in course scheduling. These courses can be taken prior to full admission to the College of Public Health and before acceptance to the dual-degree as the College of Public Health allows students to transfer in a maximum of 12 credits taken before admittance to a course of study. Students who have been admitted to the College of Public Health may elect to take core courses in public health in the summer prior to matriculation in full coursework.

There are no required prerequisites in the MCH or the BH concentration.

Social Work advanced standing students may also wish to take public health courses the fall before social work courses begin. It is recommended that students take two of the Public Health Core Courses immediately upon admission: Most public health core courses are available online every semester.

  • PHC 6000 Epidemiology (3)
  • PHC 6050 Biostatistics I (3)

Please refer to the following pages for specific information on the requirements for individual concentrations in the College of Public Health:

  1. Maternal and Child Health Concentration page: Maternal and Child Health M.P.H.
  2. Behavioral Health Concentration page: Behavioral Health M.P.H.

Note: Students requesting waivers for any courses must meet with their assigned advisors to present their case.

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