A. Health Department Core: Nine credit hours

• EDU 632 - Seminar in Health Education (3 cr. hr.)
• HLH 601 - Research Methods in Health Education (3 cr. hr.)
• HLH 694 - Assessment and Evaluation in Health Education and Health Promotion (3 cr. hr.)

B. Community Health Education Practice Core: 12 credit hours

• HLH 592 - Current Issues in Community Health (3 cr. hr.)
• HLH 593 - Methods and Practices in Community Health Education (3 cr. hr.)
• HLH 598 - Applied Epidemiology (3 cr. hr.)
• HLH 693 - Advanced Methods and Practices in Community Health Education (3 cr. hr.)

C. Health-Related Electives: Six credit hours

D. Culminating Activity: Three credit hours

• HLH 650 - Community Health Culminating Project (3 cr. hr.)
• HLH 697 - Extension of Graduate Culminating Activity (1 cr. hr.)

• Students who do not successfully complete HLH 650 must register for HLH 697 Extension of Graduate Culminating Activity (1 cr. hr.).

E. Total Credit Hours Required: 30

Note

In order to have sufficient foundation in health content, the Health Department requires that students have completed a minimum of 36 credit hours of health content course work, at the graduate or undergraduate level, prior to the completion of the culminating activity. The 36 credit hours include 27 health credit hours that are part of the M.S. in Community Health. Depending on the academic background of the applicant, there may be additional requirements for the award of the degree. Any additional requirements are determined on an individual basis after a review of the student’s previous course work. This information must be ascertained by the student in consultation with the Health Department’s coordinator of graduate studies.