The Program in School Health leading to a Master of Education Degree curriculum is 30 credits (10 classes). The Education and Nursing faculty use various course formats to help you learn, including case studies, lecture/discussion, group projects and simulation exercises to ensure what you gain in one course will reinforce and build on what you learn in others.
Students with any bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or
university are eligible for entry into the program.
Curriculum
(30 Credits)
Required Interdisciplinary Courses (6 credits):
COR 510: Moral LeadershipCOR 600: Organizational and Professional Ethics*
* to be taken in the last 12 credits
Required Education Courses (12 credits):
MED 505: Introduction to Special Needs Students**
MED 518: Quantitative Research Methods
MED 520: Educators as Researchers*
MED 610: School Law and Social Advocacy
* to be taken in the last 12 credits
** Course may be substituted with another Med or masters-level NUR course
if practicing Certified School Nurse evidences mastery of content
Required Nursing Courses (9 credits):
NUR 520: Health Assessment - School Populations
NUR 610: Coordinated School Health Design
NUR 620: At Risk School Environments - Emergency Planning and Response
Required Capstone Course (3 credits):
MED 680: Research Seminar*
* to be taken in the last 12 credits
