Public Health Education, BS

Program Overview

The Public Health Education BS prepares students for careers as health educators in a variety of settings (e.g., public health departments, voluntary health agencies, healthcare organizations, corporate worksites, and community-based organizations). Students take a common core of courses and complete further study in the behavioral, social, and biological sciences; education; communication; and public health.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

ENG 1110 - English Composition I (3)

BIOL 1100 - General Biology (3)

HEDU 2000 - Introduction to Health Education (3)

KIN 1541 - Fitness (2)

UNIV 1100 - First Year Seminar (2)

MFL 1192 - Elementary (Critical Language) II (3)

Spring Semester

ENG 1210 - English Composition II (3)

MATH 1110 - Elementary Statistics (3)

BIOL 1300 - Molecules and Cell Function (4)

HUM 2410 - Arts & Humanities I (3)

MSCM 1250 - Elements of Speech Communication (3)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

PHRM 1000 - Anatomy & Physiology (3)

HEDU 2100 - Community Health (3)

HEDU 2200 - Health Behavior for Effective Living (3)

HIST 1320 - World Societies (3)

Spring Semester

PSY 2100 - General Psychology (3)

PSY 3100 - Abnormal Psychology (3)

SOCI 4520 - Medical Sociology (3)

NUTR 2200 - Introduction to Human Nutrition (3)

HEDU 2400 - Methods and Applications of Group Leadership for Health Personnel (3)

SOCI 2000 - Global Societies and Human Behavior (3)

POLS 2100 - American Government (3)

EDU 3000 - Introduction to Educational Psychology (3)

Junior Year

Fall Semester

HEDU 3210 - Foundations of Public Health (3)

HEDU 3230 - Communicable and Chronic Diseases (3)

HEDU 3400 - Theory and Practice of Health Education (3)

HEDU 3720 - Introduction to Epidemiology & Biostatistics (3)

EDU 3010 - Human Growth and Development (3)

Spring Semester

HEDU 3600 - Planning for Health Promotion and Health Education (3)

HEDU 3420 - Principles of School Health (3)

HEDU 3000 - Introduction to Technical Writing for Public Health (WI) (3)

HEDU 3100 - Environmental Health (3)

Senior Year

Fall Semester

HEDU 4000 - Communicating Health Information: Procedures, Media, and Techniques (3)

HEDU 4120 - Organization and Administration of School and Community Health Programs (3)

HEDU 4300 - Research Methods and Evaluation in Health Education (3)

HEDU 4500 - Independent Study: Internship Pre-Planning (2)

HEDU 4660 - Public Health Policy: Assessment and Advocacy (3)

Spring Semester

HEDU 4220 - The Senior Seminar: Trends and Directions in Health Education (3)

HEDU 4500 - Independent Study: Internship Pre-Planning (2)

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