Graduate Programs
Health Science Master's Program (M.S.)
The master's program in Health Science is designed to meet
needs within the state of Maryland for graduate-trained health professionals to work in educational, medical care, community and work-site
settings. The program is intended for people with classroom or
work experience in the health sciences or related fields. It is
particularly well suited to people who have been in the work force
and now wish to receive additional education to enhance their performance
as well as their competitiveness on the job.
Students may select from three concentrations: Community Health
Education, School Health Education or Administration.
A graduate of the Community Health Education Concentration may pursue
a career as a health education specialist in a variety of public
and private sector agencies. Students holding current credentials
in pharmacy, nursing, dentistry, dietetics and other professions
may wish to combine their skills from prior training, and redirect
their careers toward community health education related to their
specific prior training. A graduate of the School Health Education
Concentration can consider such employment opportunities as classroom
health teacher, supervisor of a health science program within a
school system, health education media specialist, program evaluation
specialist, or a position within continuing education and school
personnel departments. A graduate of the Administration Concentration
is prepared for positions in a variety of settings (voluntary,
proprietary, governmental, school, community, etc.) that require
sound backgrounds in health and administration.
The distinctiveness of the master's program in Health Science
is its emphasis in pragmatic applications derived from theory. The
program is based on the core approach of providing a sound academic
base in principles of education and training, research and behavioral sciences. While students register for graduate work within
the Department of Health Science, support cores from this or other
university departments can be selected to contribute toward
their individual professional goals. In addition, with permission
of the program director, students may transfer up to 9 graduate
units earned in other academic settings to their master
program of study.
Students may elect to pursue a graduate project or thesis, if either
activity is consistent with their professional goals.
The master's program in Health Science is designed to accommodate
the needs of students whose personal and professional lives restrict
their ability to enroll in a full-time, traditional graduate program.
Students are overwhelmingly part-time, participating in courses
that are primarily offered only during weekday evenings throughout
the year. Individuals desiring full-time graduate status may be
able to construct programs responsive to their needs. However,
the department cannot promise that full-time course work will be
possible within any given term or academic year.
College of Graduate
Studies and Research
7800 York Road, Suite 216
Phone: 410-704-2501
Fax: 410-704-4675
E-mail: grads@towson.edu
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