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Degree Requirements: Concentrations
In addition to the Health Promotion and research core requirements, students are given the opportunity to select from one of the eight concentrations. To complete the degree requirements the course work in each concentration is described below.
Administration Concentration (12 Credits)
Courses for the Administration Concentration include those from the Department of Public Administration (HCA & PUA). Check with your advisor, Chair of the designated department, or Dr. Chuck Moseley(charles.moseley@unlv.edu) for any additional course choices.
| COURSE NUMBER & TITLE | CREDITS |
| HCA 701 Survey of U.S. Health Care System | 3 |
| HCA 703 Management of Health Care Organizations and Systems | 3 |
| HCA 704 Health Care Economics | 3 |
| HCA 705 Health Care Finance and Accounting | 3 |
| HCA 706 Strategic Management of Health Services | 3 |
| HCA 707 Operations and Quality Management of Health Services | 3 |
| HCA 708 Information Systems in Health Services Management | 3 |
| HCA 710 Human Resources Management of Health Care Organizations | 3 |
| HCA 711 Advanced Health Care Finance | 3 |
| HCA 713 Health Care Administration Internship | 3 |
| HCA 715 Health Services Research Methods | 3 |
| HCA 761 Health Care Law and Ethics for Managers | 3 |
| TBA TBA Essentials of Public Health | 3 |
| PUA 701 Principles of Public Administration | 3 |
| PUA 713 Seminar in Organizational Theory | 3 |
| PUA 714 Seminar in Fiscal Administration | 3 |
| PUA 715 Administrative Law | 3 |
| PUA 718 Seminar in Public Personnel Administration | 3 |
| PUA 719 Personnel Assessment and Selection | 3 |
| PUA 740 Urban Administration | 3 |
| PUA 742 State Government Administration | 3 |
| PUA 792 Issues in Public Administration: Rotating Titles | 3 |
Communication Concentration (12 Hours)
Courses for the Communication Concentration include those from the Department of Communication Studies (COM). Check with your advisor or the graduate coordinator of the Communication Studies Department, Dr. Tara Emmers-Sommer tara.emmerssommer@unlv.edu for any additional course choices.
| COURSE NUMBER & TITLE | CREDITS |
| COM 603 Public Communication | 3 |
| COM 604 Principles of Persuasion | 3 |
| COM 607 Communication Between the Sexes | 3 |
| COM 616 Conflict Management | 3 |
| COM 684 Political Communication | 3 |
| COM 687 Ethics in Mass Media | 3 |
| COM 706 Seminar in Intercultural Communications | 3 |
| COM 710 Survey of Communication Studies | 3 |
| COM 725 College Teaching in Communication | 3 |
| COM 730 Theories of Communication | 3 |
| COM 741 Special Movements as Rethorical Form | 3 |
| COM 780 Persuasion | 3 |
| COM 781 Seminar in Argumentation | 3 |
| COM 784 PoliticalCommunication | 3 |
| COM 789 Selected Topics in Communication | 3 |
Counseling Concentration (12 Credits)
Courses for the Counseling Concentration include those from the Department of Counselor Education (CED). Check with your advisor, Chair of the designated department,or Dr. Randall Astramovich (randy.astramovich@unlv.edu) for any additional course choices.
| COURSE NUMBER & TITLE | CREDITS |
| CED 610 Eating Disorders: Etiology and Treatment | 3 |
| CED 639 Compulsive Gambling I | 3 |
| CED 640 Compulsive Gambling II | 3 |
| CED 645 Trauma and Addiction | 3 |
| CED 661 Use and Application of Technology in Counseling | 3 |
| CED 699 Special Topics | 3 |
| CED 700 Special Problems: Counseling and Educational Psychology | 1-6 |
| CED 701 Introduction to Counseling | 3 |
| CED 703 Counseling w/ Expressive Arts & Activities | 3 |
| CED 710 Relationships Through the Lifespan | 3 |
| CED 711 Counseling Appraisal and Inquiry | 3 |
| CED 713 Introduction to School Counseling | 3 |
| CED 715 Counseling and Consultation Theories | 3 |
| CED 721 Career Theories and Practices | 3 |
| CED 727 Counseling Process and Procedures | 3 |
| CED 731 Social Justice and Advocacy in Counseling | 3 |
| CED 733 Introduction to Group Counseling | 3 |
| CED 735 Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment | 3 |
| CED 738 Introduction to Community Mental Health Counseling | 3 |
| CED 739 Vocational Placement and Community Resources | 3 |
| CED 742 Introduction to Community Counseling | 3 |
| CED 743 Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling | 3 |
| CED 745 Assessment, Treatment, and Case Management in Addictions | 3 |
| CED 755 Planning, Management, and Evaluation of Addiction Programs | 3 |
| CED 766 Psychological Aspects of Dysfunctional Behavior | 3 |
| CED 772 Counseling and Spirituality | 3 |
| CED 781 Problem Gambling Counseling | 3 |
| CED 782 Counsleing with Potential Suicides | 3 |
| CED 785 Eating Disorders Counseling | 3 |
| CED 789 The Student in Higher Education | 1 |
Education Concentration (12 Credits)
Students should select 12 hours (max 9 hours of 600 level courses) from the following list of courses:
| COURSE NUMBER & TITLE | CREDITS |
| EDW 746 History of Development of 2 Year Post-Secondary Institutions | 3 |
| EDW 747 Workforce Education Teaching | 3 |
| ICG 700 Special Problems in Instructional and Curricular Studies | 3 |
| ICG 701 Multicultural Education | 3 |
| ICG 702 Theory and Research in Multicultural Education | 3 |
| ICG 755 Computers in the Secondary Curriculum | 3 |
| ICG 760 Integrating Computer-Based Tech. in Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| ICG 767 Telecommunications in Education | 3 |
| ICS 713 Public Education in the Urban Setting | 3 |
| ICS 737 Human Relations for the Secondary, Post-secondary, and Voc. Teacher | 3 |
| HED 607 Stress Management | 3 |
| HED 622 AIDS: An Interdisciplinary Perspective | 3 |
| HED 629 Education for Sexuality | 3 |
| HED 630 Nutrition | 3 |
| HED 635 Health Studies on Dangerous Drugs | 3 |
| HED 640 Health Promotion and Wellness | 3 |
| HED 760 Technology in Health Promotion | 3 |
| ECS 709 Investigations in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ESP 701 Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
Environmental Health Concentration (12 Credits)
Courses for the Environmental Health Concentration include those from the Departments of Environmental Studies (ENV) and Health Physics (HPS). Check with your advisor or Chair of the designation departments(s) for any additional course choices.
Environmental Health Core Requirements
| COURSE NUMBER & TITLE | CREDITS |
| EOH 601 Environmental Toxicology | 3 |
| EOH 702 Community Based Participatory Research | 3 |
| EOH 711 Historical perspectives in Public Health | 3 |
| EOH 713 Public Health Law | 3 |
| EOH 732 Children, Development, Health and the Environment | 3 |
| EOH 740 Environmental Health | 3 |
| EOH 747 Transmissions of Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| EOH 757 Parasitology and Public Health | 3 |
| EOH 760 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health | 3 |
| EOH 765 Seminar in Environmental Justice and Public Health | 3 |
| EOH 767 Bioaerosols and Human Health | 3 |
| EOH 769 Advanced Pollution Ecology | 3 |
| EOH 777 Emerging Infectious Diseases | 3 |
Gerontology Concentration (12 credits)
Courses for the Gerontology Concentration include those from the Department of Anthropology (ANT), Counseling (COU), Sociology (SOC), and Theatre (THA). Check with your advisor, Chair of the designated departments(s), or Dr. Ann McDonough, (mcdonoua@unlv.nevada.edu) for any addition course choices.
Gerontology Core Requirements
| COURSE NUMBER & TITLE | CREDITS |
| SOC 679 Sociology of Aging | 3 |
| ANT 637 Anthropology of Aging | 3 |
| COU 710 Counseling the Older Adult | 3 |
Students may select any one (3 credits) of the remaining courses:
| THA 793 Special Topics: Oral History Theatre | 3 |
| SOC 680 Sociology of Death and Dying | 3 |
| SOC 682 Aging and Social Policy | 3 |
For those students wishing to complete the course work for a Certificate in Gerontology, the following must be completed:
| PSY 442 Psychology of Aging or KIN 461 Physical Activity in Aging or KIN 462 Adult Development in Aging |
6 total |
| NUR 486 Gerontology | 3 |
Nutrition and Fitness Concentration (12 Credits)
Courses for the Nutrition and Fitness Concentration include those from the Department of Kinesiology (KIN). Check with your advisor, Chair for the designated department, or Dr. John Mercer, (john.mercer@unlv.edu) for any additional course choices.
| COURSE NUMBER & TITLE | CREDITS |
| KIN 685 Physical Activity and the Law | 3 |
| KIN 691 Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| KIN 700 Special Problems in Kinesiology | 1-6 |
| KIN 730 Organization and Administration of Athletic Training | 3 |
| KIN 731 Orthopedic Assessment in Sports Medicine | 3 |
| KIN 733 Psychological Aspects of Sport and Rehabilitation | 3 |
| KIN 734 Therapeutic Intervention in Sports Medicine | 3 |
| KIN 735 Sports Medicine Rehabilitation Principles and Practices | 3 |
| KIN 736 Biomechanical Applications in Kinesiology | 3 |
| KIN 737 Biomechanics of Strength | 3 |
| KIN 738 Human Physiology | 3 |
| KIN 739 Evaluation of Physical Working Capacity | 3 |
| KIN 743 Research Techniques in Biomechanics | 3 |
| KIN 744 Thermoregulation During Physical Work | 3 |
| KIN 745 Human Energy Metabolism | 3 |
| KIN 760 Motor Learning | 3 |
| KIN 761 Human Motor Control | 3 |
| KIN 762 Motor Learning Applications | 3 |
Interdisciplinary Concentration (12 Credits)
Students who select the Interdisciplinary Concentration may, following consultation with, and the approval of a Health Promotion advisor, enroll in any approved graduate level course that is consistent with the student's professional goals. Sample programs, departments, and schools from which approved courses may be selected include, but are not limited to:
Anthropology, Business Administration, Counseling, Curriculum and Instruction, Early Childhood, Economics, Education Psychology, Environmental Studies, Health Care Administration, Health Education, Health Physics, Kinesiology, Nursing, Nutrition, Political Science, Public Administration, Psychology, Sociology, Special Education, Theatre, Workforce Education, the School of Communication, and the School of Social Work.
NOTE: A maximum of nine (9) credits of 600 level courses can be taken. Any undergraduate course judged equivalent to a 600 level course may not be counted toward the degree program requirements.
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