Overview
Key Features
The M.S. degree with a specialization in Health Promotion familiarizes students with the underpinnings of health promotion. Courses place an emphasis on prevention and areas such as worksite health promotion, college health promotion, and applied current research. Students gain an understanding of individual level behavior change; planning, implementing, and evaluating programs; community organizing and capacity building; environmental change; advocacy and health policy.
Careers
The Kinesiology and Health Promotion at the University of Kentucky graduates are employed in a variety of settings such as worksites, schools, health departments, health/wellness related businesses, and colleges and universities. The program is designed to enable students to demonstrate the areas of responsibility and competencies based on A Competency-Based Framework for Health Education Specialists – 2010, making them eligible for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Health Promotion
- Health Promotion & Behavior Change
- Planning Health Promotion Programs
- Research Techniques Applied to Kinesiology & Health Promotion
- Mental and Emotional Health
- Advanced Health Concepts
- Promoting Physical Activity for Youth
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Teaching assistantship consideration, January 15; otherwise, applications are due no later than one month prior to the start of the term
Language
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Health Sciences Kinesiology View 471 other Masters in Kinesiology in United StatesWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
English requirements
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Student insurance
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- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Three letters of recommendation
- A minimum of 2.75 undergraduate grade point average
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with adequate preparation in health, physical education, or related fields
Tuition Fee
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International
35460 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 35460 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
35460 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 35460 USD per year during 12 months. -
In-State
14330 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14330 USD per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Lexington-Fayette
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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Available Scholarships
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