Behavioral and Social Sciences MPH Curriculum: Innovations and Challenges

Behavioral and Social Sciences curriculum provides graduate public health students with the skills, knowledge, and research experience needed to help create healthier communities by cultivating a foundational understanding of the factors that influence individuals’ health choices. The University at Buffalo SUNY School of Public Health and Health Professions’ expanding Department of Community Health and Health Behavior has embraced a culture of innovation as it has created a multifaceted MPH curriculum that allows students to explore individual interests, partner with faculty mentors, be agents of change and service, work to improve public health, and prepare for a purposeful career.