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M.A./M.S. Health Studies

The M.A./M.S. degree in health studies is designed to provide a research-oriented opportunity for students with an interest in physical activity/exercise. Students must complete each of the common required courses (including the completion and defense of a thesis) as well as a concentration of courses in the area of physical activity/exercise.
Students applying to the M.A./M.S. degree program should have an undergraduate academic background in a health-related discipline. Previous coursework in the biological sciences may be helpful, depending upon the graduate academic plan of study that the student wishes to pursue.
Students pursuing the M.A./M.S. degree in health studies must complete at least 48 graduate credits with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. This includes a core of 21 credits, 24 additional credits from the physical activity/exercise concentration and 3 credits of electives.
All M.A./M.S. students must complete a thesis.
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Common Required Courses (21 Credits)
Course Number
 Course Name
 Credits
PHE 512
 Principles of Health Behavior
 3
PHE 520
 Qualitative Research Design
 3
PHE 521
 Quantitative Research Design & Analysis
 3
PHE 535
 Epidemiology Survey
 3
PHE 503
 Thesis
 9
Total
21
 
Physical Activity/Exercise (24 credits from this list)
Course Number
 Course Name Credits
USP 534 Data Analysis 4
SOC 592 Qualitative Methods 4
PHE 507 Seminar 3
PHE 556 Health Aspects of Aging 4
PHE 558/658 Perspectives on Aging 3
PHE 573 Physiology of Exercise 4
PHE 575 Exercise Testing Techniques 4
PHE 576 Physical Activity, Health and Disease 3
PHE 577 Exercise, Nutrition, and Performance 3
BI 517 Mammalian Physiology 4
BI 553 Biology of Aging 3
     
 

[Other graduate courses may be substituted only with advisor pre-approval]
ELECTIVES
Complete at least three (3) credits of electives
 
 
Advisor: Gary Brodowicz- brodowiczg@pdx.edu