Program Information
The Master of Health and Human Services is a collaborative degree between the Bitonte College of Health and Human Services and the Warren P. Williamson, Jr. College of Business Administration. The program accommodates students from health and human services professions who require the skills and abilities for supervisory/managerial positions or who desire competence in health promotion or physical education. The program is structured as an evening college program and this program can also be completed online. After completion of an "academic core" of coursework, students may concentrate in health promotion, administration for health and human service professions, or physical education.

Annual Assessment of Learning Outcomes

2011-2012

Admission Requirements
In addition to the minimum School of Graduate Studies admission requirements, applicants must complete undergraduate courses in research methodology, statistics, ACCT 2602, and MGT 3725 or AHLT 4810, or their equivalent. Students should complete any undergraduate deficiency coursework before completion of the third semester of graduate work and must complete it prior to enrolling in related graduate-level courses. Also, students must submit three letter of reference: one from a faculty member, one from an employer, and one from another source, or two from faculty members and one from another source. Regular admission requires an unrecalculated cumulative undergraduate grade-point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). The MHHS Advisory Committee may require the Graduate Record Examination (general test) of students who do not meet admission criteria.

Application requests should be forwarded to the School of Graduate Studies.

Degree Requirements
There are three areas of course work in the MHHS: an Academic Core (23 s.h.) with Tools (5 s.h.) Management Skills (6 s.h.), and Issues in Health and Human Services (12 s.h.); Concentration Areas (10-14 s.h.) in Health Promotion (6 s.h.) or Administration for Health and Human Service Professions(6 s.h.) or Physical Education (6 s.h.) ; and Thesis (4 s.h.) or Non-thesis (8 s.h.) option. Students with inadequate professional experience will be required to complete a 1-2 s.h. practicum. The thesis must be submitted according to the general requirements established by the School of Graduate Studies and Research. The student is required to defend the thesis in an oral presentation before a committee of graduate faculty from a minimum of two academic disciplines. Students selecting the non-thesis option must successfully complete a comprehensive examination and additional courses for graduation.

Course Requirements
The breakdown of course requirements for all students is as follows:

Academic Core (23 semester hours required)

Students must choose a concentration area from the following options:

Concentration Areas (10-14 semester hours with thesis/non-thesis option stated below)

Note: HHS 6990 Practicum for Health and Human Services (1-2 semester hours) may also be required for some graduate students after the faculty advisor evaluates student's professional experience.