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Overview
Overview
The Master of Arts program in Interdisciplinary Education on Community Health and Wellbeing equips graduate students for roles in a variety of educational settings, including schools, community centers, and adult educational programs. With a primary focus on health and well-being, this degree emphasizes dimensions of wellness and teaches students how to implement and assess educational and health promotion initiatives to enhance overall health and quality of life.
The program seeks to furnish individuals with comprehensive knowledge and fundamental skills across a variety of areas, fostering a heightened understanding and appreciation for all individuals. It aims to cultivate creative and innovative systems-level thinking, encouraging a reimagining of health and disease management, and facilitating the development of physical activity and health programming.
With a partnership with the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, students can select courses from disciplines such as physical activity and physical education, social work, recreational therapy, and nonprofit leadership and development.
Courses included in the graduate program are:
CRD 551: Recreational Therapy and Play with Children, Youth and Families
PPE 532: Principles of Sport Coaching
SWG 501: Human Behavior and Social Experiment I
NLM 560: Leadership and Ethics in the Nonprofit Sector
Interested in this program?
Interested in this program?
Undergraduate students typically receive approval to pursue the accelerated master's program during their junior year (75+ credit hours earned). Applicants for the accelerated program must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 in the last 60 hours of their bachelor's degree. Students who do not meet this requirement will need to meet with our advising team to discuss the next steps.
Students not yet in their junior year are encouraged to express their interest in the program to advisors as early as possible in their academic journey. This will allow our advising team to consider your interest in future courses and semesters and allow you to connect with the graduate team at the appropriate time.
To view this program on ASU's official site please see the link below:
The following undergraduate program is approved for the accelerated pathway to
Interdisciplinary Education on Community Health and Wellbeing, MA:
What You'll Need to Apply:
What You'll Need to Apply:
Students accepted in the accelerated master's pathway for this program will need to submit the following for graduate admission in the final year of their undergraduate program:
Application
Personal Statement: Applicants must provide a written statement of approximately 500 words that describes their personal interest working in diverse, interdisciplinary educational and health promotion settings with a focus on health and wellbeing, the goals they wish to achieve while in the program, and their short- and long-term career aspirations. The admission committee pays particular attention to the quality of writing, the ideas expressed, and the relative match between the applicant and program goals.
Three professional references: Provide the names, email addresses, and institutions or companies of individuals who will submit electronic letters of recommendation. They should be individuals who have worked with you in professional or academic capacities and who can attest to your aptitude in this field and your ability to succeed at graduate-level coursework.
Resume: Include relevant personal, professional, educational, and community activities (one to two pages). The resume should be prepared in an MS Word (.doc), Rich Text (.rtf), Portable Document Format (.pdf), or Text (.txt) file format.
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