研究生学习

公共卫生

“While studying for the Master’s degree in Health Education at the Department of 健康科学 of WIU, I gained a lot of new knowledge and managed to develop many new skills. Each and every class I took during my study made its unique contribution to my professional development and to my ability to meet various competencies, which any health educator should possess.” – Aziz Nabidzhonov, MS, 2010

选项

  • 公共卫生
  • 学校健康

学士学位阶段后的 证书

项目概述 

公共卫生 is an interdisciplinary field aimed at promoting health and preventing disease, 残疾, and premature death through education-driven behavior change activities designed for individuals, 组, 和社区. Graduate-level health educators are generally hired as directors of health education/promotion programs in a variety of settings.

Why Choose Health Education at WIU? 

Departmental faculty members have served in leadership positions in such organizations as the American 公共卫生 Association, the American 学校健康 Association, Society for 公共卫生 Education, American Association for Health Education, National Safety Council, and the Illinois Sex Education Task Force. This wide variety of professional preparation and strong commitment to serving students enables the department to provide a rich breadth of courses and research opportunities leading to the comprehensive and thorough training of its graduates.

最近, graduate students have collaborated with faculty in research studies involving such areas as binge drinking on college campuses, drug knowledge and awareness among young adults, sleep patterns of undergraduate students, methamphetamine surveillance, disaster planning for the homeless, and the impact of bullying in primary and secondary schools. These research endeavors also provided students with opportunities to make paper presentations at state and national health education conferences as well as co-author peer-reviewed publications in leading journals.

我们的教师

Thirteen faculty members holding advanced degrees from 21 universities across the United States provide course instruction and research mentoring to graduate students. Efforts are made to provide a faculty mentor who matches each student’s interests. 教师 have expertise in the following areas: women’s health; program evaluation; risk assessment; needs assessment; community development; emergency preparedness; bioterrorism; health behavior theory; environmental health; sexuality education; health services administration; alcohol and drug prevention; health risk appraisal; diabetes education; geriatric health; eating disorders; and spiritual, 情感, 多元文化的, and occupational health.

Possible 公共卫生 Career Paths

(点击 在这里 for a more complete listing of potential public health careers) Adapted from 101 Careers in 公共卫生 贝丝·萨尔茨著

  • Community Health Education Specialist
  • 流行病学家
  • 公共卫生 Advisor
  • 公共卫生 Specialist
  • Health Promotion Program Coordinator
  • Injury Prevention Specialist
  • Community Health Worker
  • 生物统计学家
  • Hazardous Waste Inspector
  • 健康物理学家
  • Emergency Preparedness Specialist
  • 项目评估者
  • Local Health Department Administrator
  • Area Agency on Aging Administrator
  • International Programs Manager

快速视图

度:

  • M.P.H.

地点:

  • 四城市
  • 麦库姆

平均绩点:

  • 累积:2.75 or
  • 过去两年:3年.0

Admission Requirements:

  • 成绩单

Interesting Facts: Fall 2023

  • Currently enrolled: 96
  • 国际:78
  • 少数民族:10
  • Students with 助教奖学金: 19

Department Contact Information:

斯蒂普斯馆402
309/298-1076
HealthSciences@livecinemacertification.com