• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This major provides interdisciplinary training designed to integrate biological, behavioral, and social science approaches to the study of human health and illness. Emphasis is placed on the study of physical health. The goal of this major is to help students gain working familiarity with multiple perspectives, approaches, and methods needed to address and solve problems of human health and illness. Students may select courses in the supporting courses category that will fulfill requirements for admission to graduate and professional programs. This major helps prepare graduates for entry-level jobs in a range of biomedical and health-related areas, including roles as research assistants, laboratory managers, biomedical product representatives, technical support positions in biomedical and health-related fields. This major also will provide excellent preparation for advanced study in natural and social science disciplines and related professional areas such as epidemiology, public health, environmental health and safety, and human services.

WHAT IS BIOBEHAVIORAL HEALTH?

Biobehavioral Health is the integrative scientific study of the many different processes that affect health (biological, psychosocial, environmental, etc.). The discipline focuses on how these different processes affect health and the development of interventions to affect these processes and health outcomes.

YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS PROGRAM IF...

You are curious about all aspects of health.

You want to understand health in a complex manner, by understanding the multiple and layered forces that affect health.

You like to answer important questions by considering multiple different perspectives, and you like to study information from many disciplines (e.g. biology, psychology, neuroscience, sociology, anthropology, etc.).

You want to pursue a health-related career, whether it be in a laboratory, clinical practice, or consulting capacity.

PROGRAM LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Health Factors: Describe and understand the fundamental biological, behavioral, social, cultural and environmental processes that influence health and disease.

Disparity Mechanisms: Explain how the fundamental processes underlying health and disease can interact to produce individual differences in health, and health disparities among groups.

Critical Evaluation of Research: Critically evaluate current empirical research on health and disease, explaining implications and limitations to the lay public.

Ethics: Understand and apply ethical principles in the conduct of research and professional practice and in the analyses in implementations of health-related policies and programs.

Promotion/Prevention: Plan, implement, and evaluate health promotion/disease prevention programs for diverse populations.

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？ College of Health and Human Development

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计 Other English language requirements: TOEFL PBT score of 550; SAT: Score of 530 or higher on the critical reading section; ACT: Score of 24 or higher on the English section.

课程信息

学制：全日制(MINIMUM OF 120 学分)

学费：US$34,858.00 (¥ 225,667) /年

开学时间：预计在八月 2022

申请截止日期：

留学地点：Pennsylvania State University Park Campus201 Old Main,UNIVERSITY PARK,Pennsylvania,16802, United States