Master
of Science in Health Promotion Management:
MS in Health Promotion
Management
Established in 1980, the MS in Health Promotion Management program was
the first in the U.S. to integrate the business, science, and art of health
promotion. The primary objective of the degree 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. Our innovative program has won the prestigious
Professional Preparation Award from the Association for Worksite Health
Promotion and is internationally recognized for its leadership in the
development of progressive curricula in the field of health promotion.
The MS in Health Promotion Management is a 40 credit degree that can be
completed in five semesters (including summer semesters). An undergraduate
degree in the health sciences is not required. However, there are two
health science prerequisites: human anatomy and exercise physiology. The
prerequisites do not have to be completed in order to apply, but should
be completed by the beginning of the second year of the program. Most
of the courses in the program are offered in the evening to allow students
to work full or part-time while earning their degree.
The Masters Degree in Health Promotion Management offers three tracks,
enabling students to focus their interests and career goals to a particular
area of health and wellness. The three tracks are as follows:
- Health Communication
- Exercise Physiology
- Corporate Track
We encourage you to come and visit. We would love to tell you more about American University and the MS in Health Promotion Management.
Department
of Health and Fitness
The Department
of Health and Fitness is a part of the College
of Arts and Sciences. In addition to the BS in Health Promotion,
the Department of Health and Fitness offers a masters degree in Health
Promotion Management, and elective courses
including fitness activities, sport skills, stress management,
lifetime wellness, and sports psychology. In order to give each student
exceptional attention and support, the number of students enrolled in
the courses are kept small. At any one time, there are about 35 students
in the BS program and 40 students in the MS program.
American University's Department of Health and Fitness has a long history in health promotion and wellness. Founded in 1980, the department continues to train leaders in the field through its graduate degree in health fitness management. The graduate program has earned international recognition for its progressive health promotion curricula. Today more than 300 graduates work throughout the world in a variety of health promotion positions. These graduates actively network through the annual alumni directory, providing internship opportunities to students and employment opportunities to graduates.
Message from the
Chair
Tomorrow's leaders in health promotion are being educated at American
University today. The Department of Health and Fitness has been in existence
for 20 years. We are proud to say that the department has over 300 graduates
in six countries and continues to educate the best and the brightest in
the field. The Department joins our affiliate, the National Center for
Health Fitness (NCHF) in defining health and embarking on health promotion
activities.
The NCHF was organized to provide leadership for the nation in the area of health risk identification and life-style improvement. The NCHF seeks to stay abreast of the growing and changing needs of the health fitness profession, to stay at the forefront of the nation's health fitness issues, and to maintain its leadership position as the premiere health and fitness academic center. We have the capacity to control our health to a great degree.
At the Department and the Center, we define health as not merely the absence of disease, but rather as the optimal level of physical, mental, social and spiritual well being. This is the objective of health promotion. Through lifestyle everyone has the potential to achieve an optimal level of wellness. We are dedicated to providing the leadership, education, training and research necessary for people to improve their total wellness and quality of life. We hope that you will join us in our mission to continue to be on the cutting edge of health promotion.
Dr. Robert C. Karch
Chair, Department of Health and Fitness
Executive Director, National Center for Health Fitness
National Center
for Health Fitness
American University's National
Center for Health Fitness provides students in the BS and MS programs
with many helpful resources and facilities. These include the William
I Jacobs Fitness Center, the United States Postal Service Headquarters
Health Promotion
Program, and the International
Institute for Health Promotion.
These resources enable experiential learning opportunities in the areas of comprehensive health promotion programming, cost-benefit research, and strategic planning initiatives for organizations interested in worksite health promotion. In addition, the Center has a human performance laboratory with state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment for assessment of cardiovascular fitness and pulmonary function; a physical fitness center fully equipped to accommodate all forms of human conditioning; a body composition laboratory with modern hydrostatic weighing facilities; and computer communications systems.
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Washington, DC
Our Washington, DC location puts the student within minutes of the
Department of Health and Human Services,
National Institutes of Health,
National Institute on Aging,
President's Council
on Physical Fitness and Sports, and National
Library of Medicine as well as many nonprofit organizations, such
as the American Heart Association.
For more information on
Washington, DC:
Contact Us
Department of Health and Fitness
McCabe Hall – Second Floor
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016-8037
Phone: (202) 885-6275
Fax: (202) 885-6288
E-mail: healthfitness@american.edu
Internet address:
http://www.american.edu/healthpromotion
