The Master of Arts Degree in Health Education provides advanced academic training for individuals employed or planning to seek employment as health educators in academic, clinical, community, and corporate settings. The academic program requires a minimum of 36-semester hours.  All students take the following core and research skills courses and then select from one of three options:  thesis, internship, or coursework.  All core courses and research skills courses are delivered on-line.  A student, as well, may take all of their elective courses on-line.

Admission:

The Graduate School makes the determination of eligibility for admission to the graduate program.  Acceptance into the Health Education Program is determined by the graduate faculty under the guidelines established by the graduate faculty of the department.  The graduate school admits applicants only upon issuance of a formal letter.  To be considered for admission into the graduate program, a student must present the following qualifications:

Possess a baccalaureate degree from an institute accredited by a regional association

Have either an overall GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale on all undergraduate work or a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in either the undergraduate major or work taken during the senior year

Satisfactory scores on either the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT)

Application:

An application is required for admission to the MA graduate program - please visit www.ecu.edu/gradschool/ecuhtm_files/appinfo.htm  for details. 

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Hans H. Johnson,
105A Christenbury Gym
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
252.328.1818 
johnsonh@mail.ecu.edu.