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Program Details
You must successfully complete 36 semester hours of graduate credit to earn a Master of Arts in Human Environmental Sciences at Fontbonne University, including:
12 hours in Core Courses:
• HES 532 Framing Critical Issues in HES
• HES 533 Advocacy and Public Policy: Addressing a World in Need
• HES 534 Globalization and the Human Condition
• HES 535 Leadership Development for Professional Practice
12 hours in Research or Management Courses:
Research Courses
• EDU 585 Research Methods in Education
• RMD 500 Statistical Methods for Research
• HES 568 Research in HES I
• HES 578 Research in HES II
• HES 588 Research in HES III
Management Courses
• RMD 500 Statistical Methods for Research
•RMD 500 Statistical Methods for Research NMP 560 Strategy, Planning and Program Evaluation for Nonprofits
Choose two courses from the following:
•MGT 507 Budgeting and Accounting
•NPM 510 Marketing and Communications for Nonprofits
•NPM 520 Resource Development for Nonprofits
•NPM 550 Governance, Leadership and Management for Nonprofits
12 hours in Concentration Courses:
Child and Family Studies Concentration
• HES 551 Administering Programs for Children and Families
• HES 555 Family Intervention
• HES 556 Child and Family Theory
• HES Elective
Multidisciplinary Health Communication Studies Concentration
•HES 541 Applied Health Behavior to Enhance Health Outcomes
•HES 542 Interpreting and Translating Science for Consumers
•HES 543 Contemporary Applications for Health Communication
•HES Elective—see below (3 hrs.)
The human environmental sciences department offers additional elective courses, helping to complement the degree and complete the 36-hour course requirement. All course selection is completed with the assistance of a graduate academic advisor to ensure a successful student experience.
Electives
•HES 544 Ethical Implications for Health Communication
•HES 545 Cultural Competence in Health Communication
•HES 552 Curriculum Development and Assessment for Children and Families (3 hrs.)
•HES 554 Critical Readings in HES
•HES 589 Practicum in HES (1-3 hrs.)
•HES 590 Independent Study (1-3 hrs.)