Graduate Programs and Courses
These graduate programs and courses are offered by the Long Island, New York campus of Hofstra University.
Master of Health Administration
- Health Administration
Hofstra University is the only university to offer the M.H.A. degree in New York City and surrounding suburban counties, as well as being one of the only two AUPHA (Association of University Programs in Health Administration) affiliated schools to offer the degree in New York State. | more |
Master of Arts
- Marriage and Family Therapy
The Marriage And Family Therapy courses are taught through seminars, clinical courses, and supervised internships. The curriculum is specifically designed to expose students to an increasingly more sophisticated theoretical base, beginning with traditional family therapy schools and culminating in constructivist/social constructionist approaches. | more |
Master of Science
- Community Health
This program prepares students for careers in community/public health settings with emphasis on content and skills for planning and implementing health, wellness and disease prevention programs and services in culturally diverse settings. | more | - Health Education
This program is an initial certification program in health education that includes two tracks: for candidates who have a teaching certificate in another discipline, and for candidates who do not have a teaching certificate. In both tracks, students will obtain initial certification in health education after completing the course work in the track in which they are enrolled. | more |
Professional Diploma
- Marriage and Family Therapy
This program is available to experienced practitioners who, at the time of application, are currently employed in therapy activities and wish to specialize further in marriage and family therapy.
Advanced Certificate
- Addiction Studies
The Marriage and Family Therapy Programs in the Department of Health Professions and Family Studies of Hofstra University offer a unique approach to the study of chemical dependence. In keeping with the programs' philosophy, chemical dependence is studied within a family context utilizing a systemic framework of understanding. - Divorce Mediation
This Advanced Certificate in Divorce Mediation is designed for the practicing professional, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors and possibly attorneys who wish to better understand divorce mediation in New York state and who wish to specialize further in divorce mediation with couples. - Family Therapy
The Certificate in Family Therapy is designed for clergy, attorneys, educators, counselors, and school personnel who wish to understand children’s behavior in relation to family and other systems. - Sex Counseling
The advanced certificate in sex counseling is intended for counselors, psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals who wish to broaden their knowledge base into the area of sex counseling.
Courses
Use the prefixes HPFS (Health Professions and Family Studies), MHAE (Master of Health Administration), HADM (Health Administration) and MFT (Marriage and Family Therapy) to find the most up-to-date information about HPFS courses.