From advising to career services, resources are available to make the student experience as productive, supportive and enjoyable as possible.
Our Research Activities
Behavioral and Community Health faculty members and students are engaged in research aimed at optimizing health through the lifespan, eliminating health disparities, improving health literacy, and achieving health equity in communities across Maryland, the nation and the globe.
Training the Next Generation of Public Health Leaders
We prepare students for research and careers that address critical issues, such as improving quality and controlling costs in health care, reducing health disparities and improving population health.
As part of the University of Maryland School of Public Health, the Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health focuses on impactful research and innovative individually tailored student programs that translate to actions, policies and interventions at local, national, and global levels.
As part of the University of Maryland School of Public Health, the Department of Health Policy and Management focuses on eliminating disparities in health and health care, improving how care is delivered and managed, creating effective health policy and financing public health services delivery.
As part of the University of Maryland School of Public Health, the Department of Kinesiology focuses on the complex role of physical activity in our health and well-being throughout life. Yet, physical activity and sport are more than essential components of maintaining health. Our department explores the historical, cultural, economic, developmental, cognitive, neuromotor and physiological aspects of our engagement in physical activity.