Concentration: Behavioral Health (Code: BHH)
Delivery: Traditional
The Master of Public Health (MPH) is the primary professional degree in public health. The degree gives students the skills and training necessary to formulate public health policies, address issues and advocate for change. Students can concentrate in one of several public health specialties, allowing them to better understand, improve and protect the health and well-being of the population. All MPH students complete coursework designed to help them make meaningful contributions to the control and eradication of current and emerging public health problems.
The MPH in the Behavioral Health Concentration is offered jointly with the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences. The primary focus of the Behavioral Health Concentration is the study of alcohol, drug abuse, and mental disorders from a population or public health perspective. As a MPH student with in the Behavioral Health Concentration, you will examine the organization, financing, services delivery, and outcomes of behavioral health services in addition to becoming well-versed on the topics of children's mental health, translational research and implementation sciences, epidemiology of mental disorders, and co-occurring mental and physical disorders and co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. You will also study the planning, evaluation and accountability of mental health and substance abuse services. Graduates will be prepared to work in alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health organizations.
Program of Study
You should complete your program of study electronically using Archivum at usf.appiancloud.com/. (See Archivum instructions)
Program of Study PDF by Catalog Year | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | 2014/15 | 2013/14 | 2012/13 | 2011/12 |
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.
Current Competencies (beginning fall 2017)
Graduate Advising
If you have advising questions regarding this concentration please email coph-grad@usf.edu.
The full list of graduate advisors is available on the MPH Graduate Advising page.
Please send feedback on the MPH Guidebook.