I.         Non-Thesis Option (Thirty-six hours)
A. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Core Courses for MS in Health Promotion – 18 hours
Term        Grade
ÂÂ____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 5370Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Administration of Health Programs
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 6321Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Foundations in Health Promotion
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 6331Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Advanced Program Planning and Evaluation
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 6361 Â Â Â Â Â Epidemiology in Health Promotion
____         ____     HLTH      6330         Biostatistics for Public Health or EXSS 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 below, with the approval of the graduate advisor. If a student wishes to take graduate electives from outside the department, a maximum of 9 hours outside the department may be taken, with approval of the Graduate School.
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 5301Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Health Promotion in the Medical Care Setting
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTHÂ Â Â Â Â 5303Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Environmental Health Problems
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 5305 Â Â Â Â Â Technology Applications in Health Coaching
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 5306Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Health Literacy
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 5310Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Health Concerns of Aging
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 5320Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Health Promotion Interventions
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 5343Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Health Strategies for Multicultural Populations
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 5V65 Â Â Â Â Field Experience in Health Promotion
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 6335Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Grant Writing
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 6345Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Drug Education and Prevention
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â HLTHÂ Â Â Â Â 6346Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Prevention across the Lifespan
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â HLTHÂ Â Â Â Â 6347Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Principles of Prevention
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 6350Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Contemporary Health Problems
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 6353Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Issues and Research in Sexuality
____         ____     HLTH      6354        Issues and Research in Women’s Health
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 6371Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____ Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 6380Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Thesis Research I
____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ____Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â HLTH Â Â Â Â Â 6390Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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:Â Students may transfer 12 credit-hours into the program, with approval from the Graduate School.
All students must successfully complete a written comprehensive examination or present evidence of current 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).
Please contact Dr. Stephanie Rose (srose3@uca.edu) for questions regarding the Pathway to Prevention option.
