Develop the ability to solve health care problems in practical ways within sound conceptual frameworks and understand health services delivery from the distinct viewpoints of those who receive, provide, finance and regulate care.
By choosing the Health Management and Policy major option, you will learn about the management of public health and health care programs and agencies, and the analysis of public health policies.
Understand the role of behavioral and social influences on health and disease across the lifespan, with an emphasis on health disparities.
This major option will prepare you for many career opportunities in the areas of public health promotion, health behavior and disease prevention. You will learn a variety of skills and strategies that will provide you with the necessary proficiencies to improve population health in diverse settings.
The History of Science graduate program provides professional training in the interdisciplinary subject of history of science. The program connects the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences by studying and interpreting the development of the sciences within particular historical settings and analyzing the changing roles of the sciences within modern cultures. Emphasis in the program is on scientific traditions since the sixteenth century in Europe and North America, in the physical, earth, biological, medical, and social sciences, as well as on environmental history and the history of the environmental sciences.
In the HDFS program, you’ll address human development across the lifespan and gain the knowledge and skills you need to help improve the human condition. This may include intervening during crises, preventing future crises, helping people access resources, and advocating for changes in the systems that affect the lives of those in need. You can also focus on supporting young children and their families in early childhood settings.
Human development and family studies offers graduate work leading to master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees. Graduate programs take a multidisciplinary approach, preparing students for college and university teaching and research, as well as development, administration, and evaluation of programs serving individuals and families across the lifespan.
The Department of Integrative Biology offers graduate work leading toward the Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in all areas of biology ranging from molecular to community levels.
As you prepare for your future career, we’ll equip you with both the classroom knowledge and hands-on experience needed to excel in a variety of fitness and professional roles.
In our program, you’ll be immersed in the interdisciplinary study of physical activity and its effect on human health, disease prevention and quality of life. You’ll acquire a scientific foundation of chemistry, anatomy, physiology, nutrition and public health, and gain an understanding of the physiological, psychological, biomechanical and motor-behavioral bases of physical activity, exercise and sport.
Psychosocial Kinesiology encompassing the Physical Activity and Public Health, Sport and Exercise Psychology, and Disabilities Research laboratories. Faculty contact information and a detailed description of the research being conducted may be found on each laboratory’s webpage.
Marine Resource Management (MRM) is a science-based, interdisciplinary master's program based in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Astmospheric Science (CEOAS). The program provides students with the multidisciplinary training necessary to function confidently and effectively in professional resource management positions. Marine and coastal issues are technically and politically complex, involving many interests, perspectives and stakeholders. To deal effectively with these issues, marine resource managers need a broad-based background in both physical and social sciences. Graduates from the program are trained to bridge the gap between science and policy.
The Master of Adapted Physical Education program is a professional degree graduate program which includes graduate courses as well as extensive practical experiences in public school physical education. The program is 14-months and begins every year in June.