Dual-Title Options and Minors

Penn State offers multiple options for dual-title degree programs that include Biobehavioral Health (BBH) 

• Students who are interested in a dual-title degree program must first be admitted to the BBH PhD program and then apply to that dual-title degree program (towards the end of their first year)
• Fit to a particular dual-title degree program should be discussed with the primary advisor
• Admission to the programs are based primarily on fit/alignment with training goals and approval of advisor

Specific dual-title degree programs offered with BBH

• Dual-Title Ph.D. in Biobehavioral Health and Bioethics 
  
  • Per the Director of Bioethics, the Dual-Title PhD in Biobehavioral Health and Bioethics is not currently available.
• Dual-Title Ph.D. in Clinical and Translational Sciences
• Dual-Title Ph.D. in Biobehavioral Health and Behavioral Neuroscience

Graduate minors

In addition to dual-title programs, Penn State offers some graduate minors that can be combined with a PhD in Biobehavioral Health. In recent years, BBH students have taken minors in

• Statistics
• Demography
• Bioethics
• Social data analytics

All dual-title and graduate minor options must be formalized with and approved by the department.