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Department of Health Science
Master of Arts
The Department of Health Science offers a Master of Arts in Health Studies. This program is tailored to train Health Promotion professionals to design, implement and evaluate interventions to foster behaviors conducive to health. All of our graduate programs are theory-driven and based on related research findings. Completion of the Master of Arts Program qualifies students to sit for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam. The CHES certification, offered by NCHEC, is the only mechanism for demonstrating competence in Health Education in the US.
Program Guidelines: Students interested in the Master of Arts in Health Studies should contact Dr. Renée Umstattd (205/348-8371) for further information on the program or advice related to application procedures. Other applicable guidelines include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Students need to be aware of and adhere to guidelines established by The University of Alabama's Graduate School.
- Students should select courses and plan a course of study in consultation with their faculty advisor.
- Students need to select either the thesis or non-thesis option after the completion of 12 semester hours of coursework.
- Students are required to earn a minimum of 30 semester hours for degree completion.
A) Required Courses (18 hours):
- HHE 515: Advances in Health Science
- HHE 520: Health Behavior
- HHE 530: Health Promotion Techniques
- HHE 566: Evaluation of Health Education and Promotion
- HHE 667: Organization and Planning of Health Promotion Programs
- One course from the following: HHE 506: Techniques of Research; HHE 525: Human Sexuality; HHE 540: Stress: Theory, Disease and Management
B) Support Courses (12 hours minimum, selected in consultation with your advisor):
- CHS 520: Epidemiology
- CHS 525: Biostatistics
- BER 540: Statistical Methods in Education
- NHM 501: Nutrition for Health Professionals
- NHM 560: Nutrition in the Life Cycle
- HHE 506: Techniques of Research
- HHE 525: Human Sexuality
- HHE 540: Stress: Theory, Disease and Management
- HHE 585: Fieldwork
- HHE 595: Workshop in Health
- HHE 596: Independent Study
- HHE 599: Thesis Research
