Health Promotion (MS)

Requirements for the Degree

The Master of Science in Health Promotion requires 33 credit hours of coursework at the 600- and 800-level, and 3 credits of either an internship or research project for a total of 36 credits. The 33 credits of coursework must include 21 credits of required courses, and 12 credits of advisor-approved coursework.

Credit Requirements

Core Credits: 21 credits
Internship or Reseach Project: 3 credits
Electives (advisor approved): 12 credits
Total required credits: 36 credits

Health Promotion Core

Requirements:

BHAN 609 - Survey Research Methods Credit(s): 3
HLPR 605 - Concepts of Chronic Disease Management Credit(s): 3
HLPR 610 - Health and the Media Credit(s): 3
HLPR 632 - Health Science Data Analysis Credit(s): 3 (other Statistics courses could be taken)
HLPR 803 - Advanced Health Promotion Programming Credit(s): 3
HLPR 809 - Health Behavior Credit(s): 3
HLPR 819 - Social Marketing Credit(s): 3

Internship or Research Project

One of the following:

HLPR 864 - Internship Credit(s): 3
HLPR 868 - Independent Research Credit(s): 1-6

Restricted Electives:

12 Credits from the following:

BHAN 820 - Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Behavior Credit(s): 3
BHAN 855 - Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research in Health Sciences Credit(s): 3
BHAN 856 - Multivariable Biostatistics for Population Health Credit(s): 3
COMM 610 - Organizational Communication Theory Credit(s): 3
COMM 624 - Media Message Analysis Credit(s): 3
COMM 652 - Communication and Persuasion Credit(s): 3
COMM 653 - Health Communication Credit(s): 3
COMM 654 - Children and the Media Credit(s): 3
COMM 656 - Communication in Organizations Credit(s): 3
EDUC 665 - Elementary Statistics Credit(s): 3
EDUC 685 - Multimedia Literacy Credit(s): 3
HDFS 601 - Theories of Human Development Credit(s): 3
HDFS 642 - Leadership in Human Services Credit(s): 3
HDFS 803 - Human Development in Life Span Perspective Credit(s): 3
KAAP 655 - Advanced Physiology of Exercise Credit(s): 3
KAAP 665 - 12 Lead ECG Interpretation Credit(s): 3
KAAP 675 - Clinical Exercise Physiology Credit(s): 4
NTDT 640 - Nutrition and Aging Credit(s): 3
NTDT 660 - Community Nutrition Credit(s): 3
NTDT 610 - Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Management Credit(s): 3
PHIL 648 - Environmental Ethics Credit(s): 3
SOCI 606 - Qualitative Methodology Credit(s): 3
SOCI 607 - Sociology of Gender Credit(s): 3
SOCI 614 - Advanced Data Analysis Credit(s): 3
SOCI 647 - Disparities in Heath & Healthcare Credit(s): 3
SOCI 671 - Disasters, Vulnerability & Development Credit(s): 3
SPPA 644 - Grantsmanship and Proposal Writing Credit(s): 1
UAPP 657 - Health Policy Credit(s): 3