Institute Of Health Behaviors And Community Sciences( Master Program )
Educational Objectives
    To cultivate professional talent with perspectives in social ecology and multi-level systems, the ability to change individual and collective behaviors, the capacity to conduct social interventions and assess their effects, and skills in translation and communication.
Core Capabilities
  1. Identify the key socio-behavioral and community factors that affect the health of individuals and populations.
  2. Describe the basic theories, concepts, and models from a range of social and behavioral disciplines that are used in public health research and practice.
  3. Identify individual, organizational, and community concerns and resources for multiple targets and levels of intervention for social and behavioral science programs.
  4. Apply evidence-based approaches in the development and evaluation of social and behavioral science interventions.
  5. Analyze domestic and international issues about health and environment from a socio-behavioral perspective.
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Curriculum Planning
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Course List
Course TypeCourse Title (Recommended Year of Study)
HBCS Required Courses Thesis (M.S.)(2) Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Methods(1) Seminar in Health Behaviors and Community Sciences (Ⅰ)(1) Seminar in Health Behaviors and Community Sciences ( II )(2) Health Social Science(1) Community Health Development(1) Health Behavior: Theory and Practice(1)
Health and Social Science SOCIAL NETWORK AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS(12) Multicultural Issues in Health and Health Care(12) Psychology and Communication: Applications in Health and Behavioral Sciences(12) Health Psychology(12) Gender and Health(2)
Community and Health Intervention Ageing and Community Development(12) Global Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and Practices in the Community(12) Introduction to Community Engagement in Research(12) Methods and Practices for Community Health Promotion(12)
Health Behavior and Health Promotion Principles of Health Promotion(12) Special Topics in International Health Education(12) Evaluation Research in Health Behavior(12) Adolescent Health and Health Behavior(12) Addictive Behaviors: Etiology, Evaluation, and Regulation(12)
Health Communication and Translation Health Communication and Health Promotion(12) Topics in Health Communication(12) Social Media and Health(12) Public Health and Communications(12) Society, Culture, and Health Communication(2)
Elective Courses Special Study on Health Behaviors and Community Sciences(2) Multilevel Research Methods and Research Designs(12) Community Health and Spatial Analysis(12) Practicum in Health Behaviors and Community Sciences(12) Qualitative Methods in Public Health(12) Mixed Methods Research Designs(12) Quantitative Data Analysis Practices for Social and Behavioral Sciences(12) Mixed Methods Research Data Analyses(2)
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