Degree Requirements
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
The minimum College requirements for the Master of Arts degree in Health Education include satisfactory completion of a program of no less than 30 points of coursework and a formal essay or 32 points with an acceptable departmental integrative project. At least 20 points must be earned in Teachers College courses. In order to broaden the student’s background in education, no fewer than three Teachers College courses from outside the major department, each for a minimum of 2 points, must be taken. The remaining course- work may be completed at Teachers College or in other graduate divisions of the University, but no more than 12 points from other faculties of the University will be credited toward the minimum point requirement. No transfer credit is granted for work completed at other institutions.
The program of study includes required and elective courses in several areas. The exact program and sequence of study are determined by the student’s previous academic preparation, professional experience, and professional career objectives. Programs of study typically exceed the minimum College requirement of 32 points. Selection of courses that fulfill an area requirement in the program of study listed below is guided by individual needs of the student and is not limited to those courses that are listed. It should be noted that the point requirements indicated for each area of study given below are minimum requirements.
Major (21 points)
Required Core Courses (12 points):
• HBSS 4100 Introduction to health education (3)
• HBSS 4102 Principles of epidemiology in health promotion (3)
• HBSS 4118 Relapse prevention for problem behaviors (3)
• HBSS 5110 Determinants of health behavior (3)
Elective Courses (9 points):
• HBSS 4110 Health promotion for children and adolescents (3)
• HBSS 4111 Addictions and dependencies (3)
• HBSS 4112 Social policy and prevention (3)
• HBSS 4113 Human sexuality education (3)
• HBSS 4114 Health promotion for multicultural populations (3)
• HBSS 4115 Health promotion for aging adults (3)
• HBSS 4116 Health education for teachers (1-3)
• HBSS 4117 HIV/AIDS epidemiology and education (3)
• HBSS 4120 Topics in health education (2-3)
• HBSS 4121 Death education (3)
• HBSS 4122 Women’s health (3)
• HBSS 4123 Violence and its prevention (3)
• HBSS 4130 Alcohol and health (3)
• HBSS 4140 Developing workplace health promotion programs (3)
• HBSS 4141 Health and illness in cross-cultural perspective (3)
• HBSS 4901 Research and independent study in health education (1-4)
• HBSS 5111 Planning health education programs (3)
• HBSS 5112 Social marketing and health communications (3)
• HBSS 5113 Community health analysis and intervention (3)
• HBSS 5115 Assessment and counseling for health promotion (3)
• HBSS 5116 Social relations, emotions, and health (3)
• HBSS 5408 Practicum in individual health advisement (3)
• HBSS 5410 Practicum in health education (1-6)
• HBSS 5800 Health Disparities Research Conference
• HBSS 6100 Measurement and program evaluation (3)
• HBSS 6145 Health psychology (3)
• HBSV 4000 Introduction to nutrition: Facts, fallacies, and trends (3)
• HBSV 4010 Food, nutrition, and behavior (3)
• HBSV 4011 Women and weight, eating problems and body image (2)
• HBSV 4013 Nutritional ecology (3)
Broad and Basic Areas of Professional Scholarship and Practice (6-9 points):
• One course in learning theory pertaining to a population group of interest, such as the
child, adolescent, adult, or older adult.
• One course in communications, computing, or instructional technology and media.
• One required course in research methods, evaluation, measurement, or statistics.
• HBSS 5040 Research methods in health and behavior studies I (3)*
*Substitutions may be permissible with approval from a Health Education advisor.
Essay or Integrative Project
In order to broaden the student’s background in education, a formal essay or integrative project is required.
