Marymount University School of Health Professions Department of Health and Human Performance

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Marymount UniversitySchool of Health
ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Human
Performance

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The School of Health Professions

• The School of Health Professions offers
  undergraduate and graduate programs in Health and
  Human Performance, Nursing, and Physical Therapy.

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Health and Human Performance

• Health and Human Performance is a specific
  department within the School of Health
  Professions.
• We offer the following degree programs
• - An undergraduate program in Health Sciences
  with tracks in
• Health Promotion
• Pre-Physical Therapy
• Minor in Health Sciences
• - A graduate program in Health Promotion
  Management

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Health Sciences (B.S.) Undergraduate Program
Options

• The undergraduate program provides students
  resources for developing professional skills in
  exercise testing, physical activity leadership,
  and health promotion. Graduates are prepared for
  beginning administrative, supervisory, and
  leadership positions in commercial and community
  health and athletic clubs, in corporate fitness
  and wellness programs, and for graduate study in
  Health, Exercise Science, or Physical Therapy.
• In addition, qualified students may apply for an
  accelerated B.S. to M.S. program in Health
  Promotion Management.

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Health Sciences (B.S.) Undergraduate Program
Options

• Health Sciences-Health Promotion Track
  (B.S.)This program reflects the growing national
  interest in prevention of disease through
  achievement of optimal health and physical
  fitness. The degree combines a liberal arts
  education with core courses designed to develop
  knowledge and skills specific to the corporate,
  community, or commercial fitness and health
  professions.
• For additional information regarding the
  suggested degree plan, go to http//marymount.edu
  /cat/undergrad/programs/hpr.htmlhpemphasis

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Health Sciences (B.S.) Undergraduate Program
Options

• Health Sciences-Pre-Physical Therapy Track
  (B.S.) The Pre-Physical Therapy track of the
  Health Sciences program is for the student
  planning advanced study in kinesiology, applied
  physiology, or physical therapy.
• For additional information regarding the
  suggested degree plan, go to
• http//marymount.edu/cat/undergrad/programs/hpr.h
  tmlptemphasis

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Health Sciences (B.S.) Undergraduate Program
Options

• Combined B.S./M.S. in Health Promotion
  Management
• Qualified students may apply to the M.S. program
  in Health Promotion Management in the 3rd year of
  undergraduate study.  This option is available to
  Health Sciences students only and should be
  considered upon application to Marymount
  University. 
• For additional information regarding the
  suggested degree plan, go to
• http//marymount.edu/cat/undergrad/programs/hpr.h
  tmlcombined

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Health Sciences (B.S.) Undergraduate Program
Options

• Minor in Health SciencesStudents majoring in
  other areas, such as Business and Psychology, may
  declare a minor in Health Sciences.
• For additional information regarding the
  suggested degree plan, go to
• http//marymount.edu/cat/undergrad/programs/hpr.h
  tmlminor

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Health Promotion Management (M.S.) Graduate
Program Option

• The Master of Science in Health Promotion
  Management helps students explore both the why
  and the how of health behavior. The program aims
  to provide graduates with the knowledge and
  skills to function effectively as health
  educators who design, implement, manage, and
  evaluate health promotion and wellness programs
  in diverse settings - the workplace, schools,
  hospitals, and the community.

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Health Promotion Management (M.S.) Graduate
Program Option

• The Health Promotion Management program is
• designed around competencies for graduate-level
• health educators, which were developed by AAHE,
• SOPHE, and NCHEC. The degree is different than a
• Master of Public Health (MPH) in that the HPM
• program does not require coursework in
• environmental health and focuses less on
• biostatistics. However, there are many
  similarities
• between people who have a MPH and those who
• have a MS in HPM.

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Health Promotion Management (M.S.) Graduate
Program Option

• Health promotion specialists serve in a variety
  of
• roles and job settings. The following are
  examples
• of current career opportunities for those with a
  M.S.
• in Health Promotion Management- Educate about
  health in hospitals, insurance companies, managed
  care organizations, and corporations.
• - Create special projects covering various
  health topics such as prevention of drug and
  alcohol abuse, and HIV/AIDS through national
  organizations such as the Council of Chief State
  School Officers and National School Board
  Association.
• - Monitor community health, collect and analyze
  data,
• and develop interventions in public health
  departments and
• federal agencies, such as the Centers for
  Disease Control and
• Prevention (CDC).
• - Partner with agencies such as the American
  Cancer
• Society, the American Heart Association, and
• ChildHelp USA.

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Health Promotion Management (M.S.) Graduate
Program Option

• The HPM program prepares
• students to take
• the certified health
• education specialist
• (CHES) credential exam,
• which is the only
• license or certification
• currently available for
• public health or health
• education personnel.
• The CHES examination is
• competency-based,
• and all the competencies
• assessed on the exam are
• covered by the HPM
• curriculum.

For additional information regarding the CHES
exam, go to The National Commission For Health
Education Credentialing
For additional information regarding the HPM
program, go to http//marymount.edu/cat/grad/prog
rams/hpr.htmlhpm
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Full-Time Faculty and Advisors in the Dept. of
Health Human Performance

• Dr. Michael Nordvall, Associate Professor and
  Chair
• Office Ireton 12A
• Phone [phone]
• email michael.nordvall_at_marymount.edu
• Dr. Michelle Walters-Edwards. Assistant Professor
  
• Office Butler C26
• Phone [phone]
• emailmichelle.walters-edwards_at_marymount.edu
• Ms. Kathy Beck
• Office Ireton 9
• email kathalynn.beck_at_marymount.edu

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School of Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health
and Human Performance

• For more information, please contact us at
• Marymount University
• School of Health Professions
• 2807 N. Glebe Road
• Arlington, VA 22207-4299
• [phone]
• shp_at_marymount.edu
• Office Hours
• Monday-Friday 
• 800 a.m. - 600 p.m.
• Office Location
• Butler Hall
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