With the nation’s first and only graduate degree in health and wellness coaching, Tai Sophia Institute is setting the standard for one of the top careers of the decade. According to U.S. News & World Report, “Wellness coaches are being hired not only by individuals but by employers and health insurers as a likely cost-beneficial perk for their employees.”
Fill a Growing Demand
As a graduate of the Master of Arts in Health and Wellness Coaching program, you will be uniquely prepared to fill the growing demand for coaches with advanced skills and expertise who can help people take charge of their own health and create sustainable change. (download a brochure)
Career opportunities for Master of Arts in Health and Wellness Coaching graduates include:
- Health and wellness Coach, private and group practice
- Corporate health and wellness coach
- Health and wellness coach at fitness centers, medical centers, and other health-related organizations
- Faculty at colleges/universities
- Writer/publisher of books and articles
- Researcher
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About the Curriculum
As a student in this 30-credit Master of Arts in Health and Wellness Coaching program, you will gain the skills and expertise to build a rewarding coaching practice so that you can help clients clarify their health goals, implement and sustain life-changing behaviors, and manage progress and accountability. During the program, you will also gain a broad view of the health field, have the opportunity to gain expertise in a specific area of integrative health, and work from a wellness perspective that can set you apart from your peers and resonate with clients.
Program Highlights
- Expert faculty: Taught by leaders in the fields of health and wellness and coaching
- Relevant and current curriculum: Includes evidence-based models such as Motivational Interviewing; Prochaska’s Change Model; Positive Psychology; Immunity to Change Theory; the emerging field of brain science; and skills in how to build a practice and inspire people to make positive, health-generating change
- Areas of concentration: Choices include nutrition, medicinal herbs, and herbal studies
- Internships: Students work one-on-one with clients under faculty supervision to build coaching competencies so that upon graduation they have the confidence and skills to work independently as health and wellness coaches
- International Coach Federation (ICF): Program provides ICF-approved Coach Specific Training Hours (ACSTH), a requirement to become an ICF-certified coach
- Flexibility: Delivered in a weekend format to accommodate people with weekday commitments and those who travel to attend the program
- Eligible for federal financial aid