Applicant information
General information
Student information
Applicant information
Question: What
degree options are available in Health Behavior and Health Education?
Answer:
MPH:
Master’s in Public Health
PHD:
Doctor of Philosophy *
* Please
note that applicants to the doctoral programs must have completed a Master's
degree.
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Question: Does
Health Behavior and Health Education offer joint degrees?
Answer: Yes,
a dual degree program is offered jointly by our Department and the Department
of City and Regional Planning. MPH/MRP
graduates apply behavioral and social science methods to problems of public
health and government and to the interdisciplinary union of engineering and
design with behavioral and social sciences.
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Question: What
is the required minimum score on the GRE?
Answer: The
Graduate School guidelines recommend a minimum of
50% on the verbal and quantitative. The
Department has an average combined GRE score of approximately 1200.
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General information
Question: What
is Health Behavior and Health Education?
Answer: Health
Behavior and Health Education is one of seven departments in the School
of Public Health. The Department focuses on health-related
social and behavioral change, ranging from the levels of social policy
to those
of community, family, and individual.
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Question: What
degree options are available in Health Behavior and Health Education?
Answer:
MPH:
Master’s in Public Health
PhD:
Doctor of Philosophy *
* Please
note that applicants to the doctoral programs must have completed a Master’s
degree.
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Student information
Question: Is
it possible to take classes in other departments or schools?
Answer: Yes. For no additional tuition fee, you can take
any classes at UNC, but only graduate level classes count toward your MPH.
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Question: Can
doctoral students be exempt from any of the first-year classes?
Answer: If
you have experience in theory or research, exemption exams are available for
HBHE 130 and 250. Contact the professors
teaching the courses for details.
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Question: Can
doctoral students receive credit for previous master’s level coursework?
Answer: Yes
and transfer credit can count toward program requirements. During your first “End of Year Review” you
can begin the process of transferring credits.
You need the course syllabi from the master’s level classes that you
took.
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Question: How
do you find a research assistant job at UNC?
Answer: The
best ways to find a research assistant job are to:
- Search the Department
and the School of
Public Health websites
for faculty member who conduct research that interests you. Find their contact information and email them
ASAP. Continue to follow up.
- Review the job
postings on the School
of Public Health and
department websites.
- Have a resume or
CV ready so you can interview right away.
- See Financial
Matters for more details
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