Kent State University Catalog 2010 - 2011

Health Education and Promotion - M.Ed. and Ph.D.

COLLEGE:	College of Education, Health and Human Services
DEPARTMENT:	School of Health Sciences 100 Nixson Hall Tel: 330-672-2197 Fax: 330-672-2194 Web: www.kent.edu/ehhs/hs/index.cfm For more information contact: Dianne Kerr 134 Nixson Hall 330-672-0677 dkerr@kent.edu

DESCRIPTION:	The Master of Education Health Education and Promotion enables graduates to pursue their diverse interests in the field while addressing competencies essential to professional development.Students are encouraged to pursue certification as Health Education Specialist. The M.Ed. in Health Education and Promotion consists of two concentrations: Community Health and School Health Licensure, Community Health provides background for those who will be involved in positions of leadership in a wide variety of health-related community settings as well as for those who will proceed to doctoral work in fields related to health education and health promotion. School Health Licensure enables graduates to teach health in schools or pursue diverse interests in the field. Competencies essential to school health education are addressed. The Ph.D. in Health Education and Promotion is for students with a completed master’s degree in health education or a related field. It prepares them for leadership roles in academia and community or school settings. Health Education borrows from many disciplines, including community organization, education, medicine, biological science, psychology, statistics and communication. Graduates work in schools, higher education, government agencies, hospitals and non-profit agencies.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:	M.Ed: Official transcript(s), goal statement and two letters of recommendation. Admission into the School Health Licensure concentration also requires current Ohio teaching license. Ph.D: Official transcript(s), earned master's degree, GRE, goal statement, two letters of recommendation, résumé or vita and interview.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:	The Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree requires a minimum of 32 semester hours of graduate coursework including at least 16 semester hours at the 60000 level or above. A major consisting of 18 or more semester hours in the College of Education, Health, and Human Services is required. M.Ed. students have six years from the term of first enrollment to complete the degree. The M.Ed. in Health Education in Promotion is 41-42 semester hours. After admission to the Ph.D. degree program, students plan a program of study with their respective faculty advisory committee headed by their advisor. Students’ programs may include at least one appropriate graduate-level minor or cognate as well as the major.
THESIS/ DISSERTATION:	Dissertation required of doctoral students.
PROGRAM FEE:	None