Health EducationThe master's degree in health education gives the student a choice of a nutrition and fitness emphasis, a management emphasis, or a psycho-social emphasis. The program requires a minimum of 39 semester hours; the student takes a major portion of the course work in other departments at UWF. A student must choose either a thesis (6 semester hours) or an internship as part of the program. Contact the department for advisement.
Course descriptions are listed alphabetically by prefix at Course Listings/Descriptions.
| CORE REQUIREMENTS (21 sh) | ||
|---|---|---|
| HLP 6535 | Research Procedures | 3 |
| HLP 6595 | Research Seminar | 3 |
| HSA 6106 | Critical Analysis of Health | 3 |
| HSC 5006 | Historical Foundations of Health Education | 3 |
| HSC 5135 | Health Guidance | 3 |
| HSC 6206 | Community Health Delivery Systems | 3 |
| Management elective | 3 | |
| SPECIALIZATION AREAS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Psycho-Social Emphasis(12 sh); choose from: | ||
| EAB 4704 | Introduction to Behavior Modification | 3 |
| EAB 5738 | Behavioral Medicine | 3 |
| PCO 6216 | Theories of Individual Counseling | 3 |
| PCO 6246 | Theories of Group Counseling | 3 |
| PPE 5105 | Humanistic Psychology: Dynamics of Healthy Personality | 3 |
| SOP 4772 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| Electives | 3-6 | |
| Management Emphasis (12 sh); choose from: | ||
|---|---|---|
| HSA 5115 | Health Care Policy & Administration | 3 |
| MAN 5105 | Management Issues & Women | 3 |
| SOP 6069 | Advanced Social Psychology | 3 |
| MAN 5542 | Team Building | 3 |
| Electives | 3-6 | |
| Nutrition and Fitness Emphasis (12 sh); choose from: | ||
|---|---|---|
| HLP 3081 | Health, Nutrition & Physical Fitness | 3 |
| HSC 5237 | Nutrition & Health | 3 |
| NUR 3895 | Patient Education | 3 |
| PET 3351 | Exercise Physiology | 4 |
| PET 5385C | Exercise Prescription & Testing | 3 |
| PET 6355C | Advanced Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
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