Community Health Promotion, M.A.

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NY State Program Code: 77145
HEGIS Code: 0837.00
CIP Code: 51.2208

(37 credits)

Jean Harris, Program Director
Woodruff Hall, Room 170
p – (516) 877-4273
f – (516) 877-4258
e – harris@adelphi.edu

The Master of Arts in Community Health Promotion (CHP) is a 37 credit program that prepares students to promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health in a variety of public, private, and professional settings.

The master’s degree program prepares students to meet the Health Education Areas of Responsibility (National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.). Graduates of the program are equipped with the skills and training to:

assess health status and/or the need for health education programs
plan, implement, and evaluate health promotion or education programs
administer and manage health education
participate in securing funding
serve as a health education resource person
advocate for health and health education

Upon completion of the program, students will be eligible to sit for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam.

The program does not lead to New York State Teacher Certification.

Prerequisite

HED (0834) 601 - Contemporary Health Issues Credits: 3.00

Required Courses

(25 credits)

HED (0834) 587 - Grant Writing for Health Professionals Credits: 3.00
or
HED (0834) 606 - Health Education Foundations and Strategies Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 552 - Research and Technology in Health Education Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 509 - U.S. Health Care System Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 550 - Social & Cultural Issues in Health Education Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 657 - Health Advocacy and Community Organizing Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 750 - Community Health Education: Planning and Implementation Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 751 - Fieldwork Internship in Community Health Education Credits: 4.00
PUB (0304) 573 - Application of Human Disease to Public Health Practice Credits: 3.00

Electives

(Minimum 12 credits)

HED (0834) 501 - Dynamics of Substance Abuse Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 505 - Multidimensional Aspects of Stress Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 506 - Health And Nutrition Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 520 - Special Topics Credits: 3.00 in Health Education
HED (0834) 571 - Health Issues for Elementary School Educators Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 553 - Mind/Body Dimensions in Health Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 604 - Aspects of Human Sexuality Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 607 - Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 621 - Teaching Human Sexuality Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 653 - Environmental Health Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 654 - Mass Communication in Health Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 701 - Substance Abuse Prevention Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 702 - Intervention Techniques For Health Educators Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 703 - Dynamics of Teaching Health Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 791 - Independent Study Credits: 1.00 to 6.00
PED (0852) 546 - Global Sport-Based Youth and Community Development Credits: 3.00
PUB (0304) 570 - Principles of Epidemiology Credits: 3.00
PUB (0304) 578 - Community Assessment in Public Health Credits: 3.00
PUB (0304) 615 - Public Health Ethics Credits: 3.00

Notes

Students are required to take electives from this list of courses unless an alternative is approved by the adviser.
Before starting the program, students may be able to transfer up to 6 credits of non-Adelphi graduate level courses and up to 9 credits of Adelphi graduate level courses to the program upon adviser’s approval, not to exceed 9 total transfer credits.