Key information
- Start date: August 2027
- Application deadline: Apply before December 2026
- Language: English
- TOEFL iBT: 80
- Credits: 36 SCH
- Delivered: On Campus
- Campus Location: San Diego, United States
- Disciplines: Public Health
Overview
Emphasis is on producing graduates with a mastery of the central concepts and analytic processes of health behavior.
Features
Graduates of the Health Behavior program at San Diego State University are expected to have the following advanced skills: behavior change theories and strategies for population application, qualitative and quantitative research methods, the application of interventions and research methods to health behavior in disenfranchised populations, and to understand and change health policy.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Epidemiological Methods
- Advanced Modern Epidemiology Methods
- Advanced Statistical Methods in Public Health
- Health Promotion & Behavioral Science
- Biostatistics
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: 3
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 80
Other requirements
General requirements:
- A copy of your most recent academic transcript(s)
- GRE Not Required Fall 2025 Cycle
- CV or Resume
- Statement of Purpose
- 3 letters of recommendation
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
- International: 16,043 AUD / year (≈ 11,372 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 16,043 AUD / year (≈ 11,372 USD / year)
- Domestic In-State: 16,043 AUD / year (≈ 11,372 USD / year)
Non-resident tuition: Add $444 per unit to the basic tuition
Living costs
San Diego, United States: 1,975-3,463 AUD / month
Funding
Scholarships are available for Health Behavior PhD students.
