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Undergraduate Program
The B.S.E. degree in Health Science prepares students for a variety of career options in the field of health education and health promotion. Career opportunities may include planning, developing and implementing health programs in various settings (hospitals, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, community organizations, corporations, and other places of occupation). Students are advised to go on to graduate school in a specific area (corporate health, etc.) to be competitive in the job market.
Graduate Programs
Candidates for the Master of Science degree in Health Science must complete 27 semester hours of graduate work and a thesis or 33 semester hours without a thesis. The corporate health promotion concentration requires 39 semester hours of graduate work and a thesis or 45 semester hours without a thesis. Students selecting the non-thesis option are required to complete three hours of HLSC 589V Independent Research. In addition to the program requirements, all degree candidates must successfully complete a written comprehensive examination. A graduate GPA of 3.00 or higher is required for graduation.
A minimum of 96 graduate hours beyond the bachelor’s degree is required. A doctoral advisory committee will be established by the student in consultation with the Coordinator of Graduate Study during the first semester of enrollment subsequent to acceptance into the degree program. The student, in conjunction with the advisory committee, will define the program of study. The degree program requires successful completion of candidacy examinations, an acceptable dissertation, and an oral defense of the dissertation.
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