Health Educators are . . .
people working with people. They work in community settings such as . . .
- Health Maintenance Organizations
- Hospitals
- Public and Private Clinics
- Voluntary Health Agencies
- Health Departments
- Secondary Schools
- Business and Industry
Their work is based on scientific principle and they facilitate learning and behavioral change which helps people improve the quality of their lives.
See also Minor in Health Education
Required Courses for Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Education
Health Education (36 hours)
I. Required Courses (27 hours)
HED 3300 H.E. Methods and Materials
HED 3301 Theoretical Bases of Health Education
HED 3320 Epidemiological Research
HED 4300 Community Health Problems
HED 4320 Health Promotion Intervention
HED 4331 Program Planning and Eval.
HED 4370 Admin. of the Health Program
HED 4600 Health Education Internship
II. Elective Courses (9 hrs. minimum to be selected from the following and approved by the major advisor)
HED 2201 First Aid
HED 2320 Mental Health
HED 3305 Human Sexuality
HED 3315 Theory & Practice of Prevention
HED 4301 H.Ed. in the Medical Care Setting
HED 4302 H.Ed. in the Worksite
HED 4303 Environmental Health Problems
HED 4312 Drug Education
HED 4343 Health Strat. in Multicultural Populations
III. Related Required Courses (11 hours)
BIO 2405 Human Anatomy and Physiology
BIO 2411 Microbiology in Human Affairs
____ ____ Statistics (3 hrs: Psy., Soc., or Math)
IV. Related Suggested Courses (The department recommends the following courses for electives. Other courses should also be considered.)
FACS 1300 Nutrition in the Life Cycle
SOC 1325 Social Problems
PSCI 3360 Public Administration
SOC 3381 Death and Dying
ACCT 4325 Legal Environ. for Health Care Admin.
SOC 4334 Medical Sociology
MKTG 4360 Health Care Marketing
MKTG 4361 Advanced Health Care Marketing