Health and Human Performance, MS
Option in Health Promotion
Curriculum
This 36-credit hour program offers a thesis or non-thesis option and includes elective hours that allow you to develop a specific concentration area of expertise.
Required Classes:
- Foundations of Public Health Education and Promotion
- Health Behavior Theory and Practice for Public Health
- Designing Public Health Programs
- Implementation and Evaluation of Public Health Programs
Potential Electives:
- Psychological Aspects of Health
- Environmental Health
- Sexuality & Health
- Advanced Epidemiology
- Cultural Issues in Health
- Nutrition & Physical Activity in Aging
- Advanced Community Nutrition
- Theories of Aging
- Community & Family
- Introduction to Counseling Practice
- Multicultural Counseling
- Counseling & Sexuality
Research and Faculty
Our mission is to perform high-quality research that is both innovative and impactful. You will have the opportunity to participate in faculty-led research within the areas of disease prevention, behavioral interventions, fitness performance, overall wellness and public health.
Faculty research expertise:
- Health communication and health literacy
- Development, evaluation and dissemination of physical activity interventions
- HIV interventions in high-risk, African American men
- Psychological factors associated with exercise adherence
- Sexual health, consent and social media
Meet our faculty
College research initiatives
Admissions
Applications to the program are accepted on a rolling basis. Students are strongly encouraged to apply no later than six weeks prior to the start of the semester.
To apply to the MS Health and Human Performance, option in Health Promotion program, complete the following:
- Graduate College application
- Transcripts from all previously attended institutions (3.0 minimum undergraduate GPA required)
- Current resume/vita
- Two letters of recommendation
Cost & Assistance
Full-time students may be eligible for graduate assistantships, either as a Graduate Research Assistant (GTA) or a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA). Those granted assistantships are eligible to receive a tuition waiver, health insurance and stipend. Please contact hohan@okstate.edu for more information.
Currently enrolled students are also eligible for scholarships offered through the College of Education and Human Sciences.