The Master of Public Health in Health Education/Health Promotion is offered as part of the Oregon Master of Public Health
program in conjunction with Oregon Health & Science University and
Oregon State University. M.P.H. students choose an area of emphasis
from among: advocacy and social change, aging, health behavior,
integrative health, physical activity and risk reduction, and women's
health.
The goal of the School of Community Health's Health Promotion track is to prepare students for
advanced study or professional work in the fields of community health,
health education, and health promotion in a wide variety of settings.
The curriculum prepares students to utilize public health approaches to
develop, administer, implement, and evaluate culturally sensitive
health promotion and behavior-change programs, as well as to mobilize
community resources for planned social change.
Student completing this track will be able to:
Apply theory in the development, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion interventions, programs, and policies.
Develop interventions and programs to effect change at multiple
levels, including individual, community, organization, and policy.
Design and implement strategies to promote health.
Solicit and integrate input from community and organization stakeholders.
Design and deliver health communication messages.
Evaluate and interpret results from program evaluations and other research.
Define research problems, frame research questions, design research procedures, and outline methods of analysis.
Apply ethical principles that govern the practice of public health.
Enact cultural competency in diverse social and cultural communities.
Develop a substantive area of emphasis.
Admission to the graduate
program is based on several factors. We are looking for a diverse pool
of applicants with undergraduate degrees from various disciplines. We
are interested in applicants with some social science background in
areas such as sociology, political science, psychology, anthropology,
women's studies, or related areas.
Additional requirements
include a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0, a
minimum score of 1,000 on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), three
letters of recommendation, a personal resume, and a 500-word personal
essay. The GRE institution code for PSU is 4610 and the SCH department code is 0616.
For more information on the admissions process, visit the FAQ section of this Web site or the How to Apply page for links to applications and instructions.
