This track provides a grounding in the understanding of the relationship between cognitive, physical, socio-emotional, and spiritual development across the lifespan an individual's health behaviors. Since success in maintaining health behavioral change is strongly influenced by contextual factors in the near environment, this track provides an understanding of family dynamics as they relate to promotion or discouragement of health-related behaviors.
Students can choose to focus on the study of particular age groups or family dynamics in general.
In addition to the courses, students in this track must take at least 15 credits as prescribed below. At the end of the program, the students will also be expected to present a summary projects to a panel of faculty and students. Go back to the top of this page. The Master of Public Health Degree Program home page. Return to the Health Ecology home page.