MS
in Health Promotion Management
For annual tuition rates visit the Graduate Tuition Page.
Financial
Assistance
Merit awards and employment opportunities are available to MS Health
Promotion Management (HPM) students. These awards and positions have
helped a great number of MS students finance graduate school while providing
valuable work experience. Our hope is that each student who comes to
AU will have an opportunity for financial remuneration.
The MS program is closely integrated with AU's National Center for Health Fitness (NCHF), which provides leadership in comprehensive health promotion programming, international health promotion issues, and the use of technology in health promotion. NCHF program sites offer full and part-time employment and volunteer opportunities for MS students on campus and in the local community. The NCHF manages AU's William I Jacobs Fitness Center and the US Postal Service Headquarters Health Promotion Program.
Merit Awards
The Department of Health and Fitness (DHF) offers two graduate assistantships
and two graduate study grant awards. To be eligible, students must either
have a 3.2 GPA or a minimum GRE score of 1800 and skills in the designated
area. The graduate assistantship positions are: Admissions Coordinator
and Communications Coordinator. The study grant positions are: Teaching
and Special Projects Coordinator and Research Assistant.
Corporate Worksite Positions
The National Center for Health Fitness has a contract with the United
States Postal Service Headquarters (USPS HQ) to manage its on-site health
promotion program. There are full-time and part-time health fitness
specialist (HFS) positions available. For more information, contact
the Project Coordinator at (202) 268-5415.
William I Jacobs Fitness Center
Since October 1998, the NCHF has managed the William
I Jacobs Fitness Center on AU's campus. There are full-time
and part-time health fitness supervisor positions available. For more
information, contact the Manager or Assistant Manager at the fitness
center at (202) 885-6215.
Contacts and Links
Check out these sites for more financial assistance and scholarship
information:
- FastWEB Scholarship Search - (www.fastweb.com)
- Scholarship Resource Network Express (http://www.srnexpress.com/login.cfm) - a searchable database of scholarships (you must register). With a FAQ page that has some useful information and links to the US Department of Education and FinAid - the Smart student guide to financial aid website.
- NAFSA Association for International Educators (www.nafsa.org) - Financial Aid for Foreign - Grants and Scholarships page (http://www.nafsa.org/content/AboutInternationalEducation/Resources/resources.htm#Grants)
- The International Education Finance Corporation - resources and information for US and foreign students.
- Institute of International Education - information and scholarships.
- InfoEd International - information on education and international opportunities.
- American University Career Center - career information, jobs, internships,and cooperatives.
