Behavioral and Community Health Sciences

We Create Healthier Communities

We prepare students to apply theories, concepts, and methods of the various social and behavioral science disciplines to the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs that prevent illness and promote health.

Why Study BCHS?

Degree Programs

BCHS offers a master’s degree program which prepares students for careers in public, voluntary, and private organizations and two doctoral degree programs.

Admissions

Applications for admission to the BCHS department are processed through the Office of Student Affairs at Pitt Public Health. Learn how to apply.

Research & Practice

BCHS has an extensive array of funded research and training projects and is well known for its community-based participatory research strategies.

Highlights

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Highlights

Our Mission

We seek to improve and promote health and equity by engaging individuals, communities, and systems through our research, teaching, and practice.

News

Alumnus Roderick Harris returns to Pitt Public Health to discuss purpose, mentorship

During National Public Health Week, alumnus Roderick Harris (DrPH, BCHS ‘13) returned to the School of Public Health with a message shaped by both experience and passion: build a career grounded in purpose and help others do the same.

Pitt Public Health rises in latest U.S. News rankings

The University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health continues to be recognized among the nation’s top programs in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. The school rose to No. 14 overall, advancing two spots from last year.

Cairo to Pittsburgh—then back again

Behavioral and community health sciences doctoral candidate Rabab Ahmed, MD, has expanded her work beyond research into workshops for parents and teachers and a YouTube storytelling initiative led by deaf children themselves. Looking ahead to a postdoctoral fellowship, she hopes to strengthen and scale the infrastructure she has built across Egypt and the Arab world.

Events

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