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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Health Education, MA

Program Coordinator: Ryan Martin (3105 Carol G. Belk Building; 252-737-1939; martinry@ecu.edu​)

The Health Education, MA is an online/distance education program which provides advanced academic training for individuals employed or planning to seek employment as health educators in academic, clinical, community, and corporate settings. Undergraduate training in health education or the social and biological sciences is preferred. Applicants with undergraduate preparation deficient in these areas may be required to remove such deficiencies through supplemental course work as designated by the department’s graduate faculty.

All students complete the required core courses and select from one of three options: thesis, internship, or course work. Students select electives in consultation with their advisor.

The degree requires 30 s.h. as follows: 

1. Core courses - 18 s.h.

2. Options - 12 s.h.

(Choose one of the following options.)

a. Course work option (12 s.h.)

Guided electives - 12 s.h.

Note:

The student completes a comprehensive examination covering both core and research skills courses. The graduate advisor selects the committee to examine the student.

b. Internship option (12 s.h.)

Guided electives - 6 s.h.

Note:

The student completes a 240-hour internship experience and writes an internship report. The student also completes a comprehensive examination covering both core and research skills courses. The graduate advisor selects the committee to examine the student.

c. Thesis option (12 s.h.)

Guided elective - 3 s.h.

Research skills - 3 s.h.

Note:

The student writes and orally defends a thesis. The thesis proposal must be approved by the student’s advisor and a committee that comprises three health education and promotion faculty and an outside reviewer.