- To provide a learner-centered educational experience that emphasizes the student's critical-thinking and decision-making abilities, while developing the student's capacity to analyze published research.
- To promote the concept of the scholar-practitioner and life long learning to students and graduates.
- To foster an environment that encourages scholarly activity such as publishing articles in peer-reviewed journals and speaking at professional conferences for students and program alumni.
- To cultivate leadership qualities, that will afford graduates the opportunity to become leaders in their respective field.
- The M.H.Sc. Program is designed to be completed using a distance-learning format. The online Master of Health Science program is offered via the state-of-the-art technologies of Nova Southeastern University's College of Health Care Sciences. It is designed so that students can complete most of their coursework online from their home or office while maintaining career, family, and community obligations. There are no on-campus requirements to complete the degree for most students.