Concentration Competencies

The curriculum for the Health Behavior & Health Education doctoral program is designed to assure that students meet the following concentration competencies.

1. Develop an innovative and efficient design for an empirical analysis of an intervention or observational study to address a research question with clear public health relevance.

2. Interpret results from empirical analyses within the context of conceptual frameworks relevant for health promotion, and describe their public health relevance.

3. Integrate theoretical frameworks (e.g., Health Belief Model, Social Ecological Model) with critical analysis of empirical data to identify gaps in current approaches to health promotion.

Concentration Competencies are assessed through course assignments in HBEHED 823, 885, and 886 and in the HBHE Preliminary Examination. Assessment of specific competencies is described below.