Health & Social Behavior MPH
University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, United States
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University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, United States
Health & Social Behavior MPH
Postgraduate · Medicine
About this programme
The mission of our program is to train scholars and practitioners to identify and analyze the major social, cultural and bio-behavioral determinants of health and health behavior; and to design, implement and evaluate social and behavioral interventions and social policies aimed at improving community and population health. Health and Social Behavior graduates go on to work for community-based organizations, city and county health departments, state health departments, research and academic institutions and policy/advocacy organizations.
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Field
- Medicine
- Duration
- 2 years · Normative program length from the UC Berkeley catalog (Coursedog programLength field); expressed in months.
- English
- IELTS 7 · TOEFL iBT 90
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- Fall
Visa
- Visa required
- F-1 Academic Student
- Application fee
- USD 185 (MRV application fee)
- Processing time
- 4 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (5)
- AAUW International FellowshipsFully funded · Deadline November each year
- Fulbright Foreign Student ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically February-October
- Hubert Humphrey Fellowship ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically May-August
- Boren FellowshipsPartial funding · Deadline 2027-01-20
- P.E.O. International Peace ScholarshipPartial funding · Deadline 2026-12-15