The curriculum content is multidisciplinary, incorporating studies in areas such as management of integrated health systems, managed care, health planning, leadership, finance, management information systems and associated technology, law, epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, and health economics. Health educators are concerned with influencing these behaviors through change strategies aimed at the individual, organizations, and the community. Health education is an eclectic field combining communication skills, counseling competency, behavior change strategies, and community organization abilities. The Department of Health Promotion and Education offers programs leading to the MPH, MSPH, MS, DrPH, and PhD degrees, in addition to certificate programs in School Health Education and Alcohol and Other Drug Studies. Environmental health scientists examine the interactions between humans and their environment.
Human activities impact environmental quality, which in turn impacts human health.
To explore these complex interactions, numerous elements of the pure and applied sciences, including biology, chemistry, engineering, and medicine, are required.