Health Promotion

Master's Degree Program

OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE STUDIES

The Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation is one of four departments located in the College of Education and serves the largest number of students in the college.

The department offers a master of science degree with a major in health promotion. After graduation, students can pursue careers in the health and fitness industry and/or public health, continue their education by seeking doctoral degrees in health promotion or use the degree to enhance

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Students must meet the general requirements of the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies, in addition to the following program requirements.

Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA on the last 60 undergraduate semester hours or a 2.8 on all undergraduate work. The requirement for admission in the health promotion program is a minimum score of 400 each on the verbal, quantitative and analytical sections of the GRE. The department may consider lower GRE scores if other admission criteria are provided (GPA, letters of recommendation, resume, etc.). An alternative to the GRE is the Miller Analogies Test, on which the applicant must receive a minimum score of 30 to be considered for admission. The GRE or MAT must be completed and scores reported before the end of the student's first semester of enrollment in the graduate program.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

The M.S. with a major in health promotion is a 36-hour degree that includes an 18-hour core curriculum in health promotion. Students also complete 6 hours of studiesfrom a minor field. Students can select a thesis or non-thesis option. Thesis students must complete 6 hours of health electives and HLTH 5950, Master's Thesis (6 hours).

Non-thesis students complete 9 hours of health electives and 3 hours of HLTH 5900, Special Problems. Non-thesis student must produce a graduate-level project/professional paper and pass a two-part comprehensive examination.

Core courses

• HLTH 5100 Research Perspectives in Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation
• HLTH 5170 Critical Health Issues
• HLTH 5300 Health Promotion: Advanced Concepts and Theories
• HLTH 5500 Advanced Concepts in Epidemiology
• HLTH 5510 Stress Management for the Health Professional
• HLTH 5850 Graduate Internship

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Teaching fellowship opportunities

Teaching fellows teach in undergraduate program areas. Instructional opportunities exist in a variety of health-related fitness, physical activity, health promotion and recreation classes.

Teaching fellows are paid a stipend of approximately $8,000 for nine months (20-hour-a-week appointment). Summer opportunities are often available. Teaching fellows must be formally admitted to one of the department's graduate programs and must enroll in a minimum of 6 hours of course work in each of the fall and spring semesters. The GRE or MAT requirements must be met prior to being appointed as a teaching fellow.

Departmental scholarships

The department awards several graduate scholarships each year. These scholarships are applied to tuition and fees for one year (two semesters). The amounts of the awards depend on the scholarship. For more information, visit the department at www.coe.unt.edu/khpr on the web.