Overview

About the program

The Health Behavior Science and Promotion curriculum at the University of Delaware will provide graduate students with the training needed to become effective scientific practitioners with the capacity to conduct independent research in health-related outcomes and promotion, in applied and academic settings.

The research emphasis of the HBSP field is on the assessment of individual (including cognitive and affective domains), social, behavioral and environmental determinants of health, and the development of high quality, theoretically-grounded, and evidence-based health promotion interventions to address health problems in diverse populations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Behavior
Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research in Health Sciences
Multivariable Biostatistics for Population Health
Advanced Health Promotion Programming
Advanced Health Promotion Program Evaluation
Health Behavior
Behavior Change Strategies and Tactics
Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

Credits

48 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Public Health Health Sciences View 179 other PhDs in Health Sciences in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3.3

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Master’s Degree in a related field from an accredited college or university with a GPA > 3.3 or a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field from an accredited college or university with an undergraduate GPA > 3.3 for the MS to PhD bypass option.

Applicants are expected to submit:

A graduate application essay
Current curriculum vitae
A minimum of three letters of recommendation (it is recommended that at least two be from academic references)
Official transcripts
GRE scores and TOEFL if applicable

Tuition Fee

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International

10262 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1069 USD per credit during 60 months.
National

10262 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1069 USD per credit during 60 months.
In-State

10262 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1069 USD per credit during 60 months.

Living costs for Newark

990 - 1700 USD /month

Living costs

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