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 Council of Graduate Schools
Health and Human Performance (M.S.)
College of Professional Programs and Social Sciences
Marcy Maurer, Chair and Graduate Coordinator
Location:  Dunn Center, Room 268
Phone:  (931) 221-6111
Website:  www.apsu.edu/hhp/
 
     The Department of Health and Human Performance promotes learning and personal growth within an educational environment that is characterized by small classes, professional mentoring interactions between students and faculty, broad-based course offerings and instructional activities that are theoretically based and include experiential opportunities. The recognition and appreciation of diversity is an integral component of the department and its various disciplines.
     Graduate offerings in the Department of Health and Human Performance are designed to prepare leaders to meet challenges in ever-changing community, educational, and health care environments. The goal of the Department of Health and Human Performance is to advance the understanding of the concepts, issues and practices of the discipline; promote independent thought and the ability to generate new knowledge; and enhance the ability to contribute significantly to the academic community, professions, and society. The Department of Health and Human Performance offers a concentration in Public and Community Health, as well as Sport and Wellness Leadership and Health Services Administration specializations. 
Admission
     Refer to admission requirements for the College of Graduate Studies. There are no additional requirements for admission to the Department of Health and Human Performance.
Thesis 
     See requirements for thesis
 

Public & Community Health Concentration

Health Services Administration Specialization

Sport & Wellness Leadership

 

Master of Science

  The Sport and Wellness Leadership Specialization provides opportunity for students to prepare for positions in rehabilitation centers within hospitals and clinics, wellness centers in hospitals, businesses, industries, and fitness centers in both the public and private sectors.  Also provides opportunity for students to prepare for positions in colleges and university athletic departments, professional sports, and sport agencies.  The Health Services Administration Specialization provides opportunity for students to prepare for positions in hospitals, clinics, community agencies, managed care organizations, and government agencies. The Public and Community Health Concentration provides opportunity for students to prepare for positions in state and local health departments, community agencies, and state agencies.
 
Required Core  
HHP 5000 Research Processes in HHP 3
HHP 5250 Statistics and Assessment 3
HHP 5410 Stress Management 3
HHP 5750 Applied Nutrition 3
  Total 12

Public and Community Health Concentration
Required Core 12
Concentration Requirements  
HHP 5500 Epidemiology 3
HHP 5550 Public Health Education 3
HHP 5600 Legal Asepcts of HHP 3
HHP 5700 Health Aspects of Aging 3
HHP 5900 Technical Writing 3
Electives   6
  Total 33

Health Services Administration Specialization
Required Core 12
Specialization Requirements  
HHP 5050 Organization, Administration, and Supervision 3
HHP 5510 Health Care Economics 3
HHP 5610 Issues in Health Services Administration 3
HHP 5620 Administration Perspective of Disease 3
HHP 5630 Financial Management of Health Services 3
HHP 5640 Human Resource Management 3
HHP 5700 Health Aspects of Aging and Long Term Care 3
HHP 5730 Legal Aspects of Health Services Administration 3
HHP 5900 Technical Writing 3
  Total 39

Sport and Wellness Leadership
Required Core 12
Specialization Requirements  
HHP 5150 Assessment and Analysis of Human Performance 3
HHP 5210 Leadership Behaviors for Sport and Wellness 3
HHP 5350 Physiological Basis of Human Performance 3
HHP 5460 Principles of Conditioning for Sport and Wellness 3
HHP 5600 Legal Aspects of Health and Human Performance 3
HHP 5710 Issues in Sport and Wellness 3
HHP 5900 Technical Writing 3
  Total 33

During the last term in residence, or as; otherwise specified, the candidate must pass a departmental exit examination conducted by the student's graduate committee.  Guidelines for examination may be obtained from departmental office.