Overview

The Health Education program at The University of New Mexico strives to ensure a rigorous course of study that prepares graduates to address the public health problems of the 21st century.

About the program:

The health education graduate curriculum is designed to develop and enhance students’ understanding of the areas of knowledge basic to community health education and acquire skills and experience through course requirements, supervised fieldwork, and collaborative research projects with faculty.
The course of study leading to the Master of Science in health education prepares graduates to assume public health education positions in schools, communities, public health agencies, in health care and worksite settings, Indian Health Services, and within the Navajo Nation, Jicarilla, Mescalero and Pueblo Health care systems.
Public health principles are woven into the curriculum thematically such as statistical reasoning in public health; social, cultural, behavioral and bio-determinants of health and health behavior; designing, implementing, managing, evaluating social and behavioral interventions and policies to improve community and population health; and, health systems and equity.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Educational Statistics or equivalent

Health Behavior Theory

Research Design

Project Management and Grant Writing

Advanced Community Health Research

Program Planning in Health Education

Epidemiology

Measurement and Evaluation

Advanced Multicultural Health Research

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-12-15 00:00:00
Starting 2025-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Health Education View 160 other Masters in Health Education in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Educational Background
Test Scores
Letter of Intent
Writing Sample
CV/Resume
Relevant Coursework
Three Letters of Recommendation

Tuition Fee

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International

29715 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 29715 USD per year during 12 months.
National

29715 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 29715 USD per year during 12 months.
In-State

10800 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10800 USD per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Albuquerque

870 - 1360 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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