I. Non-Thesis Option (Thirty-six hours)
A. Core Courses for MS in Health Promotion (formally MS in Health Sciences) – 18 hours
Term Grade
____ ____ HLTH 5370 Administration of Health Programs
____ ____ HLTH 6321 Foundations in Health Promotion
____ ____ HLTH 6331 Advanced Program Planning and Evaluation
____ ____ HLTH 6361 Epidemiology in Health Promotion
____ ____ HLTH 6330 Biostatistics for Public Health or KPED 6316 Data Analysis
____ ____ HLTH 6379 Foundations of Research in Health & Applied Sciences or ASTL 6380 (with permission from Graduate Advisor)
B. Elective hours (18) are to be selected with the approval of the graduate advisor. A maximum of 9 hours will then be taken from other departments of the UCA campus with approval of the graduate advisor. Students may transfer 12 credit-hours into the program (no older than 6 years on the day the student graduates from UCA).
____ ____ HLTH 5301 Health Promotion in the Medical Care Setting
____ ____ HLTH 5302 Health Promotion in the Worksite
____ ____ HLTH 5303 Environmental Health Problems
____ ____ HLTH 5305 Technology Applications in Health Promotion
____ ____ HLTH 5306 Health Literacy
____ ____ HLTH 5310 Health Concerns of Aging
____ ____ HLTH 5320 Health Promotion Interventions
____ ____ HLTH 5343 Health Strategies for Multicultural Populations
____ ____ HLTH 5V65 Field Experience in Health Promotion
____ ____ HLTH 6310 Health Promotion Curriculum and Instruction
____ ____ HLTH 6311 Health Appraisal of School Children
____ ____ HLTH 6335 Grant Writing
____ ____ HLTH 6345 Drug Education and Prevention
____ ____ HLTH 6350 Contemporary Health Problems
____ ____ HLTH 6353 Issues and Research in Sexuality
____ ____ HLTH 6354 Issues and Research in Women’s Health
____ ____ HLTH 6360 International Health
____ ____ HLTH 6371 Directed Independent Study
II. Thesis Option (Thirty-three hours to include thesis)
- Core Courses – 18 hours (same as non-thesis program)
- Thesis Research in Health Promotion – 6 hours
____ ____ HLTH 6380 Thesis Research I
____ ____ HLTH 6390 Thesis Research II
- Electives (9 hours from the HLTH/HSC elective courses shown above) selected with the approval of the graduate advisor. Students may only transfer up to 9 hours of credit from another school, with the Thesis Option.
Note: Students must take a minimum of 7 courses of the 12 required in the program through UCA faculty. At least half of the courses in the program should be 6000 level.
A maximum of 9 hours will then be taken from other departments of the UCA campus with approval of the graduate coordinator/advisor. Students may transfer 12 credit-hours into the program (no older than 6 years on the day the student graduates from UCA).
All students must successfully complete written comprehensive examination or present evidence of current CHES/MCHES certification. The comprehensive exam will be given with the permission of the graduate coordinator or department chair after the student has completed the required core courses. The student will advise the graduate coordinator of intent to take the examination by submitting a request via email (HeatherH@uca.edu).