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Degree: Master of Public Health
Program (Major/College): M.P.H./P.H.
Concentration: Social Marketing (Banner Code: SOM)
COPH Department: Community and Family Health
Minimum Credit Hours: 43
NOTE: The Social Marketing concentration was approved by Graduate Council December 2014 and became effective Fall 2014.
In addition to the overall Masters of Public Health degree competencies, Social Marketing graduates will be able to:
- Present social marketing to people outside the field and argue for its appropriate application.
- Differentiate social marketing from other planning approaches, e.g., education and health communication.
- Explain social marketing's distinguishing features, using recognized benchmarks or other essential ingredients in the social marketing approach, e.g., audience segmentation, reliance on consumer research to create an integrated marketing plan (4Ps, positioning), importance of considering all 4 Ps, and inclusion of an evaluation plan.
- Argue the benefits and pitfalls of using social marketing for various applications.
- Segment target populations and select an appropriate segment to give the greatest priority in program planning.
- Use appropriate base variables to segment, e.g., current behavior, perceived benefits, demographics, psychographics, state of change.
- Use of evaluation criteria to evaluate segments and select an appropriate target segment(s).
- Prioritize and select behaviors or policies to promote
- Use of established principles (e.g., McKenzie-Mohr's Impact, Willingness, Market Opportunity/Penetration Model) to identify priority behaviors for a project.
- Design and conduct formative research needed to create integrated marketing mix.
- Understand the value and implications of barrier and benefit research with priority audiences.
- Identify appropriate methods for conducting social marketing research.
- Identify and use existing data sets.
- Identify information needed to create an integrated marketing plan and develop a formative research plan to fill those gaps.
- Conduct research or hire and supervise researcher team to conduct research to fill information gaps needed to create each component in the marketing plan.
- Create an integrated marketing strategy that includes product, price, place, and promotional intervention tools.
- Select and apply appropriate behavioral theories to inform development of social marketing strategic plan.
- Evaluate social marketing interventions.
- Apply ethical principles in developing and implementing a social marketing plan.
- Define ethical dilemmas and challenges of a project such as: social equity, unintended consequences, competing priorities, full disclosure, responsible stewardship, conflicts of interest.
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In addition to meeting the admission requirements for the Master of Public Health degree, applicants should also meet these concentration prerequisites:
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Curriculum Information Download the 2015/2016 Program Check Sheet Program Coursework
*CH=Credit Hours; Pre-reqs=prerequisite courses unless noted as CR (co-requisite) or CC (Concurrent requisite)
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Important Catalog Information for Summer 2020 MatriculantsDue to the planned consolidation during the summer of 2020, of the University of South Florida, the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, and the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, into a single university with a fully aligned and integrated curriculum and a single set of academic policies and procedures, any undergraduate or graduate student who matriculates at one of the three USF institutions on or after May 18, 2020, will adhere to the curricula, policies, and procedures described in the 2020-21 USF undergraduate or graduate catalog, respectively. |
Concentration: Social Marketing (Code: SOM)
Delivery: Online
Social Marketing integrates marketing concepts with other public health approaches to design products, promote policies, and influence behaviors for the greater social good. This MPH concentration equips students with the public health and social marketing skills needed to tackle complex health problems by applying marketing principles and social change tools to design, implement, and evaluate behavioral interventions and policy changes. The curriculum gives training in marketing and social change theoretical models, formative research skills, program management skills, program evaluation techniques, and ethical principles that guide social marketers. The concentration may be completely exclusively online or as a blend of courses offered on the Tampa campus and online.
Master's Progression Policy
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Program of Study
If you have questions on your program, please contact your Academic Advisor.
Current students may access their Degree Works planner (Degree Works may also be accessed from my.usf.edu or OASIS). Students may view their current progress in Archivum at usf.appiancloud.com/. (See Archivum instructions.). If you are not a current student, or want to view program requirements from a different catalog year please use these sources:
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2019/20 USF catalog MPH planner or COPH catalog section
Any prior year please view the USF Graduate Catalog Archives
There may be circumstances in which a student may need to change their catalog year. This must be initiated through a discussion with your academic advisor. Details regarding USF policy on changing catalog year can be found at https://catalog.usf.edu/content.php?catoid=15&navoid=2107#students-major-degree-requirements.
Current Competencies (beginning fall 2017)
MPH Competencies
Social Marketing Competencies
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2011 - 2016 Competencies
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Graduate Advising
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