American University

Program Information

Degree Offered

MS in Health Promotion Management

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The first of its kind in the United States, the Health Promotion Management program's primary objective is to provide a competency-based, multidisciplinary academic track for individuals interested in health promotion. Graduates assume leadership and managerial positions in a variety of corporate, private, community, hospital, school, non-profit, and managed care health promotion settings. The curriculum integrates managerial skills with scientific and clinical knowledge of exercise physiology, programming, health communication and nutrition. Students are able to select from five tracks, which enable them to focus their interests and career goals to a particular area of health and wellness. The five tracks are: health communication, exercise physiology, corporate, health policy and global health.

Accreditation:

American University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association, an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education & the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Eligibility Requirements:

Please see American University's College of Arts & Sciences Graduate Admission's website for admission requirements.

# of Credits Required:

40

International Student Requirements:

Please see American University's College of Arts & Sciences Graduate Admission's website for admission requirements.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 10,000 - 19,999