Suggested Program
Fones School of Dental Hygiene - Master of Science Degree

First Semester
Core Courses
EDUC	500	Research Technique and Report Writing	3
DHYG	500	Leadership in Dental Hygiene	3

And one of the following Components

Education
DHYG	503	Clinical and Didactic Educational Concepts	3
DHYG	508	Curriculum Development and Assessment	3
EDUC	509	Psychological Foundation of Education	3

Administration/Management
DHYG	508	Curriculum Development and Management	3
MGMT	400	Organizational Behavior	3
ACCT	400	Accounting Concepts	3

Dental Public Health
DHYG	509	Dental Public Health	3
NUTR	560H	Developmental Nutrition	3
NCS	613	Public Health/Epidemiology	2

Dental Hygiene Practice
DHYG	512	Dental Hygiene Advanced Practice	4
NPP	511	History of Naturopathic Medicine	2
NUTR	560H	Developmental Nutrition	3


Second Semester
Core Courses
NUTR	560M	Clinical Epidemiology & Statistical Reasoning	3
DHYG	504	Clinical/Laboratory Teaching	3

And one of the following Components

Education
DHYG	502	Evidence Based Research	3
DHYG	505	Didactic Student Teaching	3
EDUC	509	Psychological Foundations of Education	3

Administration/Management
DHYG	507	Dental Health Services Administration	3
MGMT	511	Human Resources Management	3
MGMT	570	Foundations of Health Care Management	3

Dental Public Health
DHYG	502	Evidence Based Research	3
DHYG	507	Dental Health Services Administration	3
MGMT	570	Foundation of Health Care Management	3

Dental Hygiene Practice
DHYG	502	Evidence Based Research	3
NUTR	560P	Botanical Medicine	3
NHM	621	Homeopathy	2

Third Semester
Core Courses
DHYG	516	Concentrated Practicum	3
DHYG	520	Master’s Thesis	4

Total Semester Hours	36-37

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