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:

1. 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
    
2. 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
    
3. 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

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

Prevention Science Major Requirements