School of Education

 

The Master Of Education (Health Promotion) Degree Programme

The major health issue that is affecting individuals, families and communities is the Non-Communicable Disease  (NCD) epidemic, resulting in conditions such as  obesity, diabetes, cancers and hypertension. The good news is that these conditions are lifestyle related and are therefore preventable. The aim of the M.Ed Health Promotion is to build capacity at the level of prevention to meet the demands of the Caribbean region by preparing a critical mass of regional Health Promotion Specialists to address NCDs, HIV and AIDS  as well as other priority health issues.

 

The programme is designed to facilitate professional advancement of persons working in education, community health, community development, health education, social services, health and family life education, youth services, labour or related fields. The emphasis is on the cultivation of strong skills in developing, implementing, and evaluating health promotion programmes focusing on social, economic, and behavioural determinants.

The M.Ed Health Promotion is the flagship qualification for Health Promotion training in the Caribbean. It also provides  a strong foundation for progressing to research-only higher degrees in the field of health promotion, and especially doctoral research in health promotion and health and human relationships.

Entry Requirements

The basic entry requirement is a bachelor’s degree in health, education, science, or social sciences from an approved university, with at least lower second-class standing.

Programme Sequence

The 2-year part-time blended programme allows participants to study while maintaining their substantive positions. There is an intensive face to face component held twice yearly (five weeks in July-August and one week in December) and a distance component for the periods in between.

Students are required to complete 40 credits including a research project and maintain 75% attendance in order to satisfy the requirement for the M. Ed Health Promotion Degree.

Course Structure

  • The health and human relationships knowledge base
  • Risk in the context of modern social lives
  • Strategies, skills and interventions for promoting health
  • Professional Development Electives and Fieldwork
  • Fundamentals of Education Research I
  • Fundamentals of Educational Research II
  • Research project

For more information, contact:

Coordinator: Dr. Bernice Dyer-Regis
bernice.dyer-regis@sta.uwi.edu
Phone: (868) 662-2002
Extension: 83129
Fax: (868) 662-6615

Ms. Rena Sookdeo
rena.sookdeo@sta.uwi.edu
Phone: (868) 662-2002
Extension: 2227
Fax: (868) 662-6615