HEALTH PROMOTION & MANAGEMENT
www.merrimack.edu/hpm
DEADLINES
Spring 2024
Application Deadline:
January 3, 2024 (December 3, 2023 for international applicants)
Begins: January 17, 2024
Summer I 2024
Application Deadline:
May 6, 2024 (April 6, 2024 for international applicants)
Begins: May 20, 2024
Summer II 2024
Application Deadline: June 24, 2024 (May 24, 2024 for international students)
Begins: July 8, 2024
Fall 2024
Application Deadline: August 12, 2024 (July 12, 2024 for international students)
Begins: TBD
Prepare for a leading role in corporate health and wellness, public health, health education, health coaching, fitness programming and other health-related fields. Merrimack’s Master of Science in Health Promotion and Management provides a tightly integrated curriculum in health promotion, disease prevention, leadership, marketing, program administration and policy. You'll graduate with the wellrounded expertise and perspective required for a fulfilling career that makes a difference in improving health outcomes.
Tailored For You
• In-demand concentrations to fit your career goals
• Flexible modality - Choose from online or on-campus courses or a combination
• Complete in just 9 months full-time or study part-time at your own pace
• Available fellowship opportunities offer field experience and a 50100% tuition savings
• Enjoy personalized support in small classes with committed faculty
• Automatic scholarship consideration
• No application fee or GRE/GMAT required
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS
Earn your Master of Science in one year — Save 50-100% on tuition.
This fellowship links graduate study with onsite field experience to help build your professional skills. Learn more at www.merrimack.edu/hsfellowships.
TUITION AND SCHOLARSHIPS
$1,069 per credit hour*
The M.S. in Health Promotion and Management is 32 credit hours ($34,208)
Applicants for full and part-time study (excluding fellowships and Double Warrior Scholarships) are eligible for the Dean Scholarship, which is awarded based on merit and need. This generous scholarship, in addition to our already low tuition, can help you save significantly on tuition costs.
*2023–2024 tuition.
What You'll Learn
Our health promotion and management graduate degree equips you with a full suite of evidence-based methods and professional tools. It includes 32 credits of courses in health promotion, policy, social marketing and more along with a career-preparing capstone involving research, needs assessment and program design (or a similar in-depth project) along with 8 credits (2 courses) of electives that allow you to tailor the education to your career goals.
Program Concentrations
• Health Promotion and Program Management: The Health Promotion and Program Management concentration provides a tightly integrated curriculum in health, wellness, leadership, marketing, administration and policy. You'll graduate with the well-rounded expertise and perspective required for leadership positions.
• Health and Wellness Coaching: Students in this concentration learn and practice evidenced-based skills to actively engage clients/ patients in various settings to foster lifestyle behavioral changes. *Students also receive a Merrimack College Health Coaching Certificate when they complete 50 coaching sessions with realworld clients as part of the course requirement.
• Community Health Education: This concentration offers you the resources, tools and hands-on training to encourage lifestyles. By studying current population health issues and evidence-based professional practices, you’ll learn how to identify community health challenges—and work to solve them.
Where Are They Now
You’ll find Merrimack grads making a difference in prestigious jobs like:
• ACO Program Coordinator [Prenatal], Boston Medical Center
• Senior Wellness Coordinator | Registered Dietitian at MIT, Bon Appétit Management Company
• Senior Customer Success Manager, Wellable
• Competitive Sports Coordinator, Southern New Hampshire University
• Program Manager II, Tufts Health Plan.
Admission Requirements
This master’s program is intended for students who hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a health-related field (such as public health; health education/health promotion; exercise science/ kinesiology; human performance; human nutrition; or a closely related field), or a bachelor's degree in another field plus professional experience in a health-related field. Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in another field will be considered, but may be required to complete a call with a program representative to confirm they are qualified for the graduate program, and may also be required to take and pass (with a grade of B or better) an approved prerequisite course in public health or health education/promotion prior to enrolling.
Sampling of Courses
Program information subject to change. Visit the website for up-to-date program information.
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