Health Department
Bonni Hodges, chair

Jena Nicols Curtis, graduate coordinator

Moffett Center, Room 105
(607) 753-4225
Fax: (607) 753-4226

Overview

Build on your passion for teaching and helping people improve their health and the health of communities by pursuing the M.S.Ed. in health education at SUNY Cortland. Now that you hold both an undergraduate degree in health education and your initial teaching certificate in health, you’re ready to extend your capacities in curriculum and instruction, or administration.

Program Highlights

Through a combination of required and elective courses, you’ll investigate health-related topics such as drug education for teachers; death, bereavement and suicide; family life education; human sexuality; safety problems and programs; public health and the environment; HIV and AIDS education; school health programs; health and aging; women’s health and global health problems, among others. Your professional education encompasses curriculum construction, research methods, assessment and evaluation, and the option to pursue a special research problem, a master’s thesis or sit for a comprehensive examination.

Career Potential

When you successfully complete the M.S.Ed. in health education at SUNY Cortland, you’ll be well prepared to enjoy a career such as health educator in schools, many types of community agencies or community colleges. You also may choose to pursue a position as a prevention specialist in school or community agencies, a school district health education coordinator or a public and community health educator.

Graduate Admissions

Evaluation Policy

At the State University of New York College at Cortland, we seek a diverse and academically strong student body. Our admission policy and practice will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, sex sexual orientation, disability, national origin or marital status.

Required Materials

1. Completed online Graduate School Application – Apply Now
2. Official transcripts from all institutions of higher learning attended to be forwarded directly to SUNY Cortland Graduate Admissions Office
3. Names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references, submitted online with the application
4. Documentation of initial certification in health education

Admissions Criteria

Preference will be given to candidates with an overall undergraduate grade point average of 2.8 and above on a 4.0 scale.

Entry into the Health Department graduate programs is very competitive with more eligible applicants than can be accommodated. The 2.8 cumulative undergraduate grade point average criterion is the minimal acceptable grade point average but does not guarantee admission into a degree program.

Deadlines

Fall semester applications: July 1
Spring semester applications: Dec. 1
Summer semester applications: April 1

Applications submitted after the deadline may be considered on a space availability basis.
Please contact the Graduate Admissions Office at (607) 753-4800 to check availability.