HEALTH PROMOTION MANAGEMENT

Health Promotion Management (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. Coursework provides students with the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skill in:

designing and evaluating health promotion programs;
behavior change;
program management; and
specific health content areas, such as fitness assessment, program design, nutrition, weight control, and stress management.

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 under Admission);
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 and a record of outstanding undergraduate or graduate performance may petition the chair for a waiver of the standardized test requirement.

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 subject to dismissal, even if courses were repeated for a higher grade. Students are required to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

Degree Requirements

36 credits

HPR 501 Foundations of Health Education and Health Promotion
HPR 502 Introduction to Public Health and Preventive Medicine
HPR 520 Principles of Epidemiology
HPR 534 Topics in Nutrition and Weight Management or
HPR 500 Exercise Physiology
HPR 540 Designing and Evaluating Health Promotion Programs
HPR 555 Health Communication
HPR 598 Internship
NU 591 Health Care Research
Six (6) credits in HPR electives
Six (6) additional credits of graduate coursework