Prevention Science (MEd)
http://education.uoregon.edu/prevsci
Nicole Giuliani and Nichole Kelly, Program Directors
240 HEDCO Education Building
541-346-9148
prevsci@uoregon.edu
If you are passionate about promoting the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities, our program is for you. It provides training in the design, evaluation, and delivery of interventions aimed at reducing risk and enhancing protective factors in children, youth, and families, and building resilient communities.
Our strengths-based program is designed to produce culturally-competent prevention scientists capable of advancing healthy outcomes across diverse settings.
The one-year master of education (MEd) degree in prevention science is primarily intended for:
- Students who have completed a bachelor’s degree in a prevention science–related discipline or have human development, psychology, education, or prevention science experience, are currently working in the profession, and wish to enhance their education to improve their career opportunities in the field
- Students who wish to refocus their education from a nonscience or noneducation bachelor’s background, such as a humanities undergraduate degree, to gain training and skill development relevant to prevention science, program evaluation, and research in the human services professions for future career or academic study interests
- Students who are considering pursuing doctoral study or additional applied master’s training and wish to improve their content knowledge and research skills to make themselves more competitive for other, more advanced graduate programs
Prevention Science Major Requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
PREV 601 | Research: [Topic] | 2 |
PREV 605 | Reading and Conference: [Topic] (Prev Sci) | 1 |
PREV 607 | Seminar: [Topic] (Capstone) | 6 |
PREV 631 | Introduction to Prevention Science | 3 |
PREV 633 | Contemporary Issues in Public Health | 3 |
CPSY 621 | Lifespan Developmental Psychology | 3 |
CPSY 645 | Health Promotion and Equity (or other health related course) | 3 |
EDUC 612 | Social Science and Education Research Design | 3 |
EDUC 614 | Educational Statistics | 3 |
EDUC 640 | Applied Statistical Design and Analysis | 3 |
or EDUC 630 | Qualitative Methodology I: Interpretivist Inquiry | |
Electives 1 | 15 | |
Reading and Conference: [Topic] | ||
Experimental Course: [Topic] (PREV 635 Prevention & Policy) | ||
PREV 632 | ||
Implementation Science | ||
EDLD 623 | ||
Experimental Course: [Topic] | ||
Theories of Counseling | ||
Theories of Career Development | ||
Experimental Course: [Topic] | ||
SPSY 617 | ||
Academic and Behavioral Interventions | ||
Foundations of Disability I | ||
Capstone Project | ||
Total Credits Requirement: | 45 |
1 | Partial listing of elective options. Please contact the department for a complete list. |