Health and Human Performance (M.S.)

Prerequisites

In addition to the general requirements for admission to Graduate School, applicants for admission to the Master of Science in Health and Human Performance program must meet the following requirements:

• Minimum score on GRE formula of 1100 (Undergraduate GPA x 150 + GRE [verbal + quantitative] score).
• An undergraduate major or minor in health and human performance or related field of study.
• Three hours each of exercise physiology and tests and measures.

Required Courses

Total Hours: 33-39

• Courses required for concentration - 15-21

• HHP 600 - Research Methods in Health and Human Performance (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• HHP 601 - Independent Study in Health and Human Performance (Cr. 3)
• HHP 606 - The Physiological Basis of Human Performance (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• HHP 611 - Measurements in Health and Physical Education (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• HHP 622 - Problems in Health and Human Performance (Cr. 3)
• HHP 637 - Analysis of Health Care Delivery Systems (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Exercise Physiology Concentration

Total Hours: 15

• Electives - 6

• HHP 650 - Advanced Physiology of Exercise (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• HHP 655 - Advanced Exercise Prescription (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• HHP 659 - Internship in Health Promotion or Exercise Physiology (Lab. 6, Cr. 3)

Health Promotion Concentration

Total Hours: 15

• Electives - 6

• HHP 631 - Health Risk Behavior Analysis (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• HHP 638 - Program Planning in Health Promotion (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• HHP 658 - Program Evaluation in Health Promotion (Lab. 6, Cr. 3)

Nutrition and Wellness Concentration

Total Hours: 21

Only for students with Nutrition Undergraduate Degree who are selected into the Dietetic Internship at MSU or who have completed the Dietetic Internship.

• Elective - 3

• NFSC 601 - Dietetic Internship (Cr. 6)

• (Must be taken twice in the same academic year to complete the internship requirements.)

• NFSC 603 - Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NFSC 604 - Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)