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Health Education and Promotion (M.S.)

This program prepares new and current health promotion practitioners to plan, implement, and evaluate health promotion and wellness programs in a variety of settings: hospitals, corporations, health maintenance organizations, community health agencies, health clubs, government agencies, and academic campuses. The program’s coursework provides the knowledge and skills needed by health promotion professionals, as defined by the Society for Public Health Education, the American Association for Health Education, and the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

Upon successful completion of the health education and promotion program, students will be able to

exhibit the knowledge and skills to function as competent graduate-level health educators;
select, choose, and implement contemporary non technology-based equipment, industry tools/inventories, and/or other practical "hands-on" applications in health and wellness;
evaluate the rationality and sensitivity of values and ethics in the health and wellness filed using critical thinking behaviors/skills;
evaluate various methods of technology in the classroom, in designing and evaluating health promotion programs, and/or in the clinical setting;
plan, implement, administer and evaluate health education strategies, interventions and programs;
critique research in order to assess individual and community needs for health education
advocate for preventive health education; and
advocate and communicate for health and health education.

Admission Requirements: In addition to the universitywide requirements for graduate admission, applicants must also

present acceptable scores from either the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (see Note on Test Scores);
provide two letters of recommendation from educators or employers who can attest to the applicant’s potential for graduate work; and
interview with the department chair.

NOTE: The testing requirement is waived for students who have earned a master’s degree from an accredited college or university. Students with significant professional experience in the field and a record of outstanding undergraduate or graduate performance may petition the chair for a waiver of the standardized test requirement.

Nondegree Admission; Students may enroll in health education and promotion classes as nondegree students. No more than 9 credits may be taken without being admitted to the health education and promotion degree program.

Minimum Grade Requirement: A grade of B- or better is needed to pass core courses. No course may be repeated more than once. Students who receive a grade below B- in three or more graduate courses are dismissed, even if courses were repeated for a higher grade. Students are required to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

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Health Education and Promotion

Health Education and Promotion (M.S.)