Health and Exercise Science: Health Promotion, M.S.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Hours (Thesis): 30
Program Code: M502
- This program is Thesis Only.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| HES 5523 | Health Promotion Strategies | 3 |
| HES 5563 | Health Behavior I: Individual and Group Influences | 3 |
| HES 5553 | Health Promotion Evaluation | 3 |
| Core Courses | ||
| Research Technology | ||
| HES 5953 | Research Methods in Health and Exercise Science | 3 |
| HES 5963 | Statistical Applications in Health and Exercise Science (or approved substitute) | 3 |
| Thesis | ||
| HES 5980 | Research for Master's Thesis | 6 |
| Electives | ||
| Choose 9 hours of coursework selected in consultation with the student's advisor and committee | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
General Requirements for all Master's Degrees
The master’s degree requires the equivalent of at least two semesters of satisfactory graduate work and additional work as may be prescribed for the degree.
All coursework applied to the master’s degree must carry graduate credit.
Master’s degree programs which require a thesis consist of at least 30 credit hours. All non-thesis master’s degree programs require at least 30 credit hours.
Credit transferred from other institutions must meet specific criteria and is subject to certain limitations.
Courses completed through correspondence study may not be applied to the master’s degree.
To qualify for a graduate degree, students must achieve an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the degree program coursework and in all resident graduate coursework attempted. A student must also have at least a 3.0 in all coursework (including undergraduate coursework if any).
Additional information for master's degree students may be found in the Graduate College Bulletin.