Online Health Promotion Degree :: Accredited Universities

The healthy lifestyles coaching focus combines exercise and wellness, nutrition and health sciences to provide students with a solid background in preventative health care.

Students pursuing this major will take classes in fitness, nutrition, healthy eating, stress management, and the cultural and political aspects of health and healthcare.

Students will interact with faculty and professionals who have devoted their lives to teaching and promoting positive lifestyles. The program also emphasizes community integration through nonprofit and for-profit organizations, which provide opportunities for internships. The school falls under the banner of ASU's College of Health Solutions, in the School of Nutrition & Health Promotion, a uniquely interdisciplinary research organization.

The multifaceted nature of the program provides students with many skills translatable to almost any industry within the healthcare market. Rehabilitation, community outreach and numerous other private institutions need skilled healthcare professionals, and the breadth of the major only increases a graduate's job opportunities. Possible career options include health technicians, educators, coordinators and healthcare practitioners.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must successfully complete ASU competency requirements. Admission may be granted with one deficiency in no more than two competency areas. Deficiencies cannot be in both math and laboratory science. Students must earn a minimum 2.0 in any subject area. Most competencies may also be met by test scores or college courses.

English - 4 years (composition/literature based)
Math - 4 years - Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and one course requiring Algebra II as a prerequisite.
Laboratory Science - 3 years total (1 year each from any of the following areas are accepted: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Integrated Sciences, and Physics)
Social Science - 2 years (including one year American History)
Foreign Language - 2 years (same language)
Fine Arts - 1 year

Applicants must also meet at least one of the following:

Top 25% in high school graduating class
3.0 GPA in competency courses (4.0 = A)
ACT 22 (24 nonresidents)*
SAT Reasoning 1040 (1110 nonresidents)*

*ASU does not require the writing portion of these tests.

Official transcripts must be mailed directly to Undergraduate Admissions by the records office of the issuing institution(s). ASU does not accept transcripts delivered by hand or fax. Please have your previous academic institution(s) mail your official transcript to the appropriate ASU mailing address

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All students who don’t meet the above standards will be evaluated through a process called Individual Review. Through this process Undergraduate Admissions will review all available information about a student’s application, carefully considering all aspects of a student’s academic background and accomplishments. Submission of an ACT or SAT test score is highly recommended. In some cases, additional information might be requested.

International Applicants
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TOEFL and IELTS score must be mailed to the university.

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The Bachelor of Health Sciences – Surgical Technology online college degree program at Northern Arizona University will help you start or advance your career as a surgical technologist. You will learn techniques for surgical technology and patient care, including health promotion and disease prevention, though this online degree program.
With a bachelor’s degree in Surgical Technology from NAU, your salary potential as a surgical technologist in Arizona increases to more than $47,000. And the job growth for this particular healthcare career is expected to rise by 19% through 2020.

You can build your career as a surgical technologist at these Arizona healthcare environments:

Community College Health Programs
County Health Departments
Hospitals
Medical Clinics
Physician's Offices

Entry Requirements

To be admitted into this program , you must have an associate's degree, either completed or in progress, at a regionally accredited institution and the associate's degree must be completed prior to the awarding of the degree.

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The tremendous changes underway in U.S. health care delivery demand trained administrators and managers who understand how to achieve cost-effective care through process improvement and a focus on improving overall wellness. The days of volume-based care models are gone. Now every employer – hospitals, insurers, and other care providers – has to do more with less, and needs managers who understand the new models.

The Master of Science in Health Services Administration degree at RMU is a fully online program taught by experienced faculty and working professionals.

Build your marketable skills and position yourself for advancement in a fast-changing field. Study techniques in management, strategic planning, organizational leadership, communication, budgeting and finance, research and evaluation, and other disciplines that will put you on the path to promotion.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

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Requires IELTS score of 6.5 or a comparable TOEFL score.

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The Department of Health Studies is dedicated to improving the health of communities by conducting research, teaching evidence-based practice, educating future health education/health promotion professionals, and developing leaders and scholars who translate research into practice. Through responsive, collaborative relationships with faculty, staff, students, alumni, schools, and populations, the department's purpose is to graduate professionals of high esteem who impact behavioral and social determinates of societal health.

The Department of Health Studies is pleased to announce a new focal area for the online MS in Health Studies program. The goal of the online M.S. Degree in Health Studies with a focus in dental hygiene is to prepare leaders in dental hygiene and health education. Applicants for the dental hygiene focal track will need to have graduated from an accredited dental hygiene program and provide a copy of their dental hygiene license to apply. Please call 940-898-2860 for additional information.

Entry Requirements

1. Must have earned a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university

2. Minimum GPA of 3.0 required for last 60 hours

3. Official GRE scores; no minimum score required

4. Must have access to working environment with children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

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The MSc Health Studies (Family Health) course delivered online from University of the West of Scotland, has been developed in recognition of the increasing development of community healthcare delivery and to address a gap in the educational needs of practitioners who are currently working within the often diverse areas of health and social care.

Healthcare delivery is changing rapidly across Europe to meet the needs of clients, families and communities, with an emphasis on the integration of health and social care services. This new innovative educational programme focuses on the complexities of working with families in the community and the promotion of case management skills required to achieve excellence in care.

The course builds on family health practice across Europe and takes a proactive approach to the development of a highly effective community workforce, examining real opportunities to meet the challenges of contemporary global healthcare within practice. It also examines the global health challenges of an increasingly ageing population and the complexity that multi-morbidity of noncommunicable disease presents, as well as exploring the significant health challenges of smoking, alcohol, widespread obesity and the associated impact on health resources.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should normally possess a health related degree or equivalent.

Relevant previous academic credit and/or prior learning will also be considered.
Applicants may also be considered with other academic, vocational or professional qualifications deemed to be equivalent.
Applicants must have the English language and literacy skills as per University guidelines or Nursing and
Midwifery guidelines* (IELT score of 7 or above) for work-based modules. Skills and experience in Information Communication Technology is also desirable.
*Nursing and Midwifery guidelines can be found at www.nmc-uk.org/

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