Bachelor of Arts
Community Health Education Major
Students completing this program will receive a B.A. degree in Community Health Education. A community health education major is designed to prepare a student for a career in health promotion, health behavior, community health, public health, and wellness. Health educators may be employed with public, private and voluntary health agencies such as the American Cancer Society, American Health Association and the YMCA; corporate and university wellness settings; hospitals; federal governmental agencies such as the Center for Disease Control; international agencies such as the Peace Corps and World Health Organization; and in local governmental agencies including state, county, local, and city health departments. Students who complete this degree may also pursue a Masters in Public Health (M.P.H.) with emphasis such as bio-statistics, epidemiology, health services administration, public health practice and program management, health education, environmental sciences, occupational safety and health and nutrition. Upon completion of the degree, the community health educator is eligible to take the national Certified Health Education Specialist Examination (C.H.E.S.).
The major consists of the following: (48 hours)
- HED 200 Philosophy & Foundations of Health Education
- HED 220 Core Concepts of Health
- HED 300 Community and Consumer Health
- HED 330 Organization of School Health: PreK-12
- HED 342 Introduction to Illness and Diseases
- HED 357 Death and the Human Experience
- HED 361 Drug Education
- HED 372 Environmental Health and Safety
- HED 373 Health and Aging
- HED 382 Health Psychology
- HED 425 Health & Sexuality Education
- HED 430 Field Experience in Community Health
- HED 431 Program Planning and Evaluation
- HED 442 Epidemiology
- BIOL 141 Human Anatomy & Physiology I
- BIOL 142 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
Community Health Education Minor (18 hours)
The community health education minor is designed for students who desire to augment their major field of study with a concentration in core health education courses. Upon completion of the degree, the community health educator is eligible to take the national Certified Health Education Specialist Examination (C.H.E.S.). Students pursuing a minor in community health education are required to complete :
- HED 200 Philosophy and Foundations of Health Education
- HED 300 Community and Consumer Health
- HED 342 Introduction to illness and Diseases
- HED 357 Death and the Human Experience
- HED 361 Drug Education
- HED 372 Environmental Health
- HED 373 Health and Aging
- HED 382 Health Psychology
- HED 425 Health & Sexuality Education
- HED 431 Program Planning and Evaluation
- HED 442 Epidemiology
It is strongly recommended that BIOL 272, 141, or 142 be taken as the science elective in general education.
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