Health Education and Promotion - M.Ed. Program Requirements

• Community Health concentration
  
• School Health Licensure
  

I. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (21 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
HED	64050	Health Behavior	3
	64051	Biobehavioral Aspects of Disease Prevention in Health Education and Promotion	3
	64055	Needs Assessment and Program Planning in Health Promotion	3
	64057	Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs	3
	64059	Communication and Marketing in Health Education and Promotion	3
	64061	Foundations of Health Education and Promotion	3
	64063	Strategies in Health Education and Promotion	3
II. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (20-21 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
Community Health (21)
School Health Licensure (20)
TOTAL			41-42

NOTE: If an M.S.A. student took ACCT 43014, 43020, 43033, or 43034 as a Kent State accounting undergraduate (or took comparable classes in another accounting undergraduate program), the normally required comparable graduate course (ACCT 53014, 53020, 53033 and 53034) will not be required in the M.S. program. Rather, the student will substitute an additional accounting elective for each such course.

 

Community Health concentration

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (21 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
HED	64010	Resources and Training in Health Education and Promotion	3
HED	64030	Introduction to Research and Data Analysis in Health Education and Promotion	3
	64060	Grant Writing For Health Education and Promotion	3
	64062	Administration of Health Promotion Programs	3
	64080	Advocacy and Policy Issues in Health Education and Promotion	3
Electives (credits must be taken at the 50000 or 60000 level)*			6
TOTAL			21

* It is recommended that students take a block of courses (6 credits) around a common theme, such as sexuality, substance abuse, or other option approved by advisor. For those interested in pursuing a doctorate later, it is recommended that the student  take a block of courses in research and statistics.

 

School Health Licensure

I. LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS (20 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
EPSY	65520	Child and Adolescent Development	3
HED	54096	Individual Investigation in Health Education and Promotion	2
	54543	Administration of School Health Programs	3
	54544	Sexuality Education Programs	3
	54550	Drug Abuse and Violence Education Programs	3
	64058	Development Approach to Content and Resources in Health Education	3
SPED	53030	Applied Behavior Analysis I	3
TOTAL			20

Notes:

1. Praxis II in Health Education content field required to complete licensure.
2. This program has no additional student teaching requirement.  HED 54096 and HED 64063 will complete this requirement.
3. HED 64058 offered every other year only in spring semester (2013, 2015, etc.)