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The community and behavioral health master’s program at UWM focuses preparing its students through innovative approaches to community engagement and collaborative practice.

Community and behavioral health master’s students apply a social justice and equity-centered approach to public health training and practice. Methodical approaches address quantitative, qualitative and community-engaged techniques.

Our community and behavioral health master’s coursework addresses topics and materials such as:

• Theories and frameworks in social and behavioral science
• Evidence-based methods for program planning, implementation and evaluation

Community & Behavioral Health Promotion MPH (48-49 credits)

All students enrolled in the MPH program take a common set of core classes designed to give basic skills and knowledge of public health concepts. The core curriculum consists of at least 24-25 credit hours, including four credits for the Field Experience (3 credits) and Leadership in Public Health (1 credit) courses and a two-credit capstone seminar. In addition to the common core, students complete the required coursework in one of six specialization tracks (total program credits in parentheses): Biostatistics (46 credits), Community and Behavioral Health Promotion (48-49 credits), Environmental Health Sciences (45 credits), Epidemiology (49 credits), Public Health Policy (48 credits) or Nutrition and Dietetics (64 credits). Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better in order to progress through the program.