HBHE 660 MEDICAL JOURNALISM (3 credits). (JOMC 460) (HPM 550) Prerequisite, JOMC 450 or permission of instructor. Prepares students to work as medical journalists for a variety of media, including print, broadcast, and the Internet. The course emphasizes writing skills and interpreting medical information for consumers. Fall. Linden. Syllabus

HBHE 662 SCIENCE DOCUMENTARY TELEVISION (3 credits). (JOMC 462) (HPM 552) Students learn skills needed to produce a science documentary for broadcast on television, including research and script writing. Spring. Linden.

HBHE 700 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH & PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION (2 credits). This course offers an introduction to public health, history of public health and public health education, and a focus on population health/social determinants of health and an introduction to global health. Fall. Syllabus (Majors only)

HBHE 710 COMMUNITY CAPACITY, COMPETENCE, AND POWER (3 credits). The nature and delineation of participatory action research and its relevance to concepts, principles, and practices of community empowerment. Students learn methods, such as photovoice, through learning projects. Spring. Eng. Syllabus

HBHE 725 INJURY AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM (3 credits). (MHCH 725) (EPID 783) Prerequisite, EPID 600 or equivalent. This course considers the causes and consequences of traumatic injury within developmental, social, and economic contexts, and dilemma in injury prevention. Injuries associated with transportation, violence, and the home and occupational environments are included. Three lecture hours per week. Fall. Kotch. Syllabus

HBHE 727 PATIENT ADVOCACY (3 credits). This interdisciplinary course is designed as an introduction to patient advocacy for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in the health professions at UNC. We will cover a variety of topics including ethics, health policy and access, advocacy for special populations, and innovative approaches to health system change. Fall. Earp.  Syllabus

HBHE 730 THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE (3 credits). Selected social and behavioral science theories and concepts that apply to the development and analysis of health-related behaviors and interventions. Fall. Ribisl. Syllabus

HBHE 740 HBHE PRACTICE I (3 credits). This is the first part of a year-long course covering key principles of health education practice.  The coursework will be conducted in modules.  HBHE Practice I will cover community engagement/assessment and intervention development, adaptation, and implementation.  The course will draw from the expertise of a wide range of faculty and practitioners.  Fall.  (Majors only) Syllabus

HBHE 742 MPH PRACTICUM (2-4 credits).  Majors only.  Individual field training opportunity that serves as a bridge between a student's academic training and applied public health practice.  Summer.

HBHE 744 RESEARCH PRACTICUM I (2 credits). Students must complete a mentored research practicum.  The mentor and student will develop a contract to achieve the research.  The practicum requires a total of two hundred hours of work starting in the second year of the program.  (MSPH-to-PhD only)

HBHE 745  RESEARCH PRACTICUM II (2 credits). Prerequisite, HBHE 744.  Students must complete a publishable manuscript based on the Research Practicum I course.

HBHE 750 APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS IN HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH EDUCATION (3 credits). This overview of behavioral research methods is designed to help students be savvy consumers of scientific research on health behavior. The course also addresses how to formulate research questions and testable hypotheses that apply to behavior change interventions and program evaluation, and how to select a research design appropriate for examining a particular research question or program goal. Fall. Brewer.  Syllabus

HBHE 753 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS (3 credits). Prerequisite, HBHE 750 or equivalent. This is an introduction to qualitative research methodology. The course is intended to develop students' skills in designing qualitative research studies, developing qualitative research questions, collecting, managing and analyzing qualitative data, and presenting findings from a qualitative study. Students will collect their own qualitative data that they will analyze in groups. Spring. Maman.  Syllabus (Majors only)

HBHE 760 DOCTORAL ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS I (3 credits).  Permission of the instructor for nonmajors.  Doctoral seminar on fundamentals of research in health behavior and health education, including conceptualization of research questions and hypotheses, measurement, sampling and observational research designs. Fall. Ennett. R. DeVellis. Syllabus

HBHE 761 DOCTORAL ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS II (3 credits). Prerequisite, HBHE 760.  Permission of the instructor for nonmajors.  Doctoral seminar on sampling and selected topics in statistical analysis; continuation of HBHE 760. Spring. Ennett. Syllabus

HBHE 765 CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL SEMINAR (3 credits). (HPAA 765) (EPID 772) An interdisciplinary overview of cancer prevention and control. Emphasis on projects and activities from perspectives of Epidemiology, Health Behavior and Education, and Health Policy and Management. Appropriate research design and methodologies are covered. Fall. O'Malley. Syllabus

HBHE 772 PLANNING PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS (3 credits). In this course, students use a comprehensive planning model to plan, implement, and evaluate an evidence-based intervention that addresses a public health issue for a defined population. Spring. Moracco. Syllabus

HBHE 799 SPECIAL STUDIES IN BEHAVIOR CHANGE (3 credits). This is a course about analyzing, interpreting and writing-up the results of qualitative research. The course is designed to provide advanced graduate students in public health and other related fields the opportunity to explore different analytic approaches and techniques and to develop new analysis and writing skills.  Students will have the opportunity to apply methods that they are learning to their own research.

HBHE 811 DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION INTERVENTION (3 credits). Permission of the instructor for nonmajors.  Second year doctoral students only.  Doctoral seminar on application of theory and empirical evidence to intervention development, evaluation paradigms, and methods of precess and outcome evaluations.  Fall. Ennett.  Syllabus

HBHE 812 PROFESSIONAL ISSUES (3 credits). Topics related to optimal functioning as a doctorally-prepared professional, including writing and reviewing grants, manuscripts, abstracts; consulting; credentialing; teaching; job search; scholarly and research ethics; and collaboration Fall. Ennett. Syllabus

HBHE 815 FOUNDATIONS OF HBHE I (3 credits). Permission of the instructor for nonmajors.  A critical examination of the conceptual, theoretical, and empirical bases of public health and health education, health transitions, globalization, and issues around social justice. Fall. Syllabus

HBHE 816 FOUNDATIONS OF HBHE II (3 credits).  Permission of the instructor for nonmajors.  A critical examination of the social determinants of health, health disparities, principles of individual and collective behavior and behavior change, and the role of health behavior and health education in emerging public health issues.  Spring.

HBHE 825 HEALTH COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH (3 credits). Prerequisite, HBHE 730. Permission of instructor for nonmajors. Overview of communication theory and research and critical analysis of applications of communication theory to health education and health behavior intervention. Lecture-discussion format three hours per week. Fall. Brown. Syllabus

HBHE 840, 841 ADVANCED FIELD TRAINING IN HEALTH EDUCATION (1-3 credits) Open to doctoral students in the department. Under guidance by faculty and field counselors, students assume major responsibility for planning, executing and evaluating community health education projects. Field fee $125. Fall and Spring. Staff.

HBHE 842  PRIMARY PRACTICUM (1-4 credits). Designed to fulfill the research practicum for doctoral students, which may involve designing and implementing a research project, carrying out data analyses, writing manuscripts, or assuming responsibility for a project. Fall, Spring, and Summer. Staff.

HBHE 843 SECONDARY PRACTICUM (1-4 credits). Practicum is designed to enhance knowledge and skills in teaching.  Student must be involved in teaching a two- or three-credit course.  Co-teaching a course may satisfy this requirement. Fall, Spring, and Summer. Staff.

HBHE 852 SCALE DEVELOPMENT METHODS (3 credits). Prerequisites, HBHE 750 or equivalent, and permission of instructor. Covers theory and application of scale development techniques for measuring latent constructs in health research; classical measurement theory and factor analytic methods are emphasized. Three seminar hours per week. Spring. R. DeVellis. Syllabus

HBHE 860 RESEARCH PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT(3 credits). Restricted to doctoral students in department.  Integration and application of detailed components of research methods to preparation and writing of a research grant proposal.  Introduction to proposal submission and review process for various funding agencies. Spring. Foshee. Syllabus

HBHE 891 SPECIAL STUDIES IN BEHAVIOR CHANGE (1-6 credits). An independent study course designed for students wanting to study areas of natural or planned change as well as personal and nonpersonal methods in health related fields. To be arranged with faculty in each case.

HBHE 892 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PROGRAM DESIGN AND EVALUATION (1-6 credits). Repeatable within degree (for 6.0 hours). An independent course of study designed for students who wish to pursue advance studies in program design and evaluation. Prerequisite, to be arranged with the faculty in each case. Fall, Spring, and Summer. Staff.

HBHE 893 SPECIAL STUDIES IN BEHAVIOR CHANGE (1-6 credits). An independent course of study for students who wish to pursue studies in social class and variations in planned change. To be arranged with faculty in each case. Fall, Spring, and Summer. Staff.

HBHE 897 ADVANCED TOPICS IN HEALTH BEHAVIOR HEALTH EDUCATION (1-6 credits). For doctoral students who wish to pursue an independent study or research in a selected area. Student will work with a faculty member in designing the study. Fall, Spring, and Summer. Staff.

HBHE 960 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE (3 credits). This course is designed to introduce medical students and other health professionals to the underlying philosophies, practitioners, techniques, and evidence of efficacy of alternative therapeutics currently in use in the U.S. including chiropractic, dietary, mind-body, acupuncture, homeopathy, and healing. Fall. Gaylord. Syllabus

HBHE 992 MPH CAPSTONE (3-6 credits). Capstone is a year-long, group-based, mentored, service-learning, field experience.  The course focuses on building skills specific to these service-learning projects and provides students with opportunities to discuss and generalize learning from their Capstone project experiences.  The products produced are a substitute for the required Master's thesis.