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MS in Community Health Education
Research and address community health inequities with a master’s in community health education.
Community health issues result from a myriad of root causes, from individual and social to institutional, economic, and political. As a student in the MS in community health education program, you’ll investigate how these factors interact to inform social change — and gain the proficiency to work in research or pursue an advanced academic degree.
Designed for candidates interested in research careers, our 48-credit program combines core coursework in public health and community health education with research methodology and theory. The program culminates with a 9-credit master’s thesis.
MS in community health education course requirements:
- Five public health core courses (15 credits)
- Three community health education core courses, including program planning and program evaluation (9 credits)
- Three courses in research methods and theory (9 credits)
- Four electives from within or outside the department (12 credits)
- Master’s thesis (9 credits)