Health Education (MA)

School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services
http://www.uni.edu/coe/departments/school-health-physical-education-leisure-services/health-promotion-and-education
203 Wellness/Recreation Center
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0241

Head: Dr. Doris Corbett
Phone: (319) 273-6475
E-mail: doris.corbett@uni.edu

Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Susan Roberts-Dobie
Phone: (319) 273-5930
E-mail: susan.dobie@uni.edu

Read the UNI Catalog description:

The Master of Arts degree in Health Education provides post-graduate academic training for individuals employed in or planning to seek employment as public health practitioners and health educators in a wide variety of settings including public, academic, hospital/clinical, community/non-profit, and corporate settings.  This degree program provides graduate level training designed to prepare public health and health promotion professionals to design, implement, and evaluate interventions working in a wide range of health, public health and health promotion areas. The post-graduate training program enhances the leadership and research skills of public health workers, preparing them for positions of progressive responsibility within their chosen career.

Students interested in this program must submit a completed Application for Admission to Graduate Study and should contact the Division of Health Promotion and Education (within the School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services) for other admission requirements.  Graduate information and application for graduate admission can be found at www.grad.uni.edu/admission.

The Graduate Record Examination (General Test) is not required for admission to the program.

Only graduate courses (course numbers 5000 or above) will apply to a graduate degree, even if the undergraduate course number (4999 or less) is listed. No exceptions will be made.

This major is available on the thesis and non-thesis options. A minimum of 30-34 semester hours is required, depending on the emphasis chosen. Additional hours may be required, if, upon entering the graduate program, the student needs background courses. The thesis option requires 6 hours of thesis research HPE 6299 (410:299). The non-thesis option requires a research paper for 2 hours credit HPE 6299 (410:299). A minimum of 12 hours, exclusive of 410:299 credit, must be at the 200/6000-level.

Successful completion of a final written comprehensive examination is required for both the thesis and non-thesis options.

Three emphases are offered on this major:

I. Health Promotion/Fitness Management Emphasis

II.   Community Health Education Emphasis

III.  School Health Education Emphasis

 The additional course requirements for this emphasis will be governed largely by teacher licensure requirements.