Master of Science Degree in Health Sciences (2012-2013)
I. Non-Thesis Option (Thirty-six hours)
A. Health Education Core Courses - 18 hours
____ H ED 5370 Administration of Health Programs
____ H ED 6321 Foundations in Health Education
____ H ED 6331 Advanced Program Planning and Evaluation
____ H ED 6361 Epidemiology in Health Education
____ H SC 6379 Research in Health Sciences
____ H SC 6330 Biostatistics for Public Health or ____ KPED 6316 Data Analysis
B. Elective hours (18) are to be selected with the approval of the graduate advisor. They include nine (9) to twelve (12) hours of electives within the department and six (6) to nine (9) hours in courses from departments outside of Health Sciences.
____ H ED 5301 Health Education in the Medical Care Setting
____ H ED 5302 Health Education in the Worksite
____ H ED 5303 Environmental Health Problems
____ H ED 5305 Technology Applications in Health Education
____ H ED 5306 Health Literacy
____ H ED 5310 Health Concerns of Aging
____ H ED 5320 Health Promotion Interventions
____ H ED 5343 Health Strategies for Multicultural Populations
____ H ED 5365 Field Experience in Health Education or ____ H ED 5665 Field Experience in Health Education
____ H ED 6310 Health Education Curriculum and Instruction
____ H ED 6311 Health Appraisal of School Children
____ H SC 6335 Grant Writing
____ H ED 6345 Drug Education and Prevention
____ H ED 6350 Contemporary Health Problems
____ H ED 6353 Issues and Research in Sexuality
____ H ED 6354 Issues and Trends in Women's Health
____ H ED 6360 International Health
____ H ED 6361 Health LIteracy
____ H ED 6371 Directed Independent Study
If you have a teaching certification, one of the following courses may be chosen:
____ H ED 5350 Health Education in Elementary Schools
____ H ED 5352 Health Education in Secondary Schools
II. Thesis Option (Thirty-three hours)
A. Health Education Core Courses - 18 hours (same as non-thesis program
B. Thesis Research in Health Education - 6 hours
____ H ED 6380 Thesis Research I
____ H ED 6390 Thesis Research II
C. Electives (9 hours from the elective courses shown above) selected with the approval of the graduate advisor
Students who have completed the Bachelor of Science degree in Health Education at UCA will not retake classes they have had at the 4000 level if they are also offered at the 5000 level in the graduate program. A maximum of 9 hours will then be taken from other Departments on the UCA campus with approval of the graduate advisor.
All other students who enroll in the program will take all courses from the list provided above.
Note: Students must take a minimum of 7 courses of the 12 required in the program through UCA faculty. Also, at least half of the courses in the program must be 6000 level.