Daniel J. West, Ph.D., Chair
Peter C. Olden, Ph.D.
Terri Freeman Smith, Ph.D.
Robert J. Spinelli, D.B.A.
John K. Stout, D.Ed.
Steven J. Szydlowski, M.B.A., M.H.A., Program Director
William G. Wallick, Ph.D.
Overview
Community Health Education is an interdisciplinary major
that prepares the undergraduate for careers in health education and promotion
on local, state and federal levels as well as in public and private health
agencies, industry, secondary schools, and health care institutions. The health
educator’s role is to inform and motivate the community to maintain
healthy practices, lifestyles, and decisionmaking skills. The student develops
skills, knowledge, and abilities to address community health needs through
educational interventions and direct service. The community health educator is
a consultant, teacher, program planner, grant writer, and community organizer.
Program highlights include 18 free cognate credit electives and 9 free credit
electives that provide students with the ability to maintain credit hours in a
current area of study or select elective courses in a focused area pertaining
to community health education. Upon completion of the Bachelor of Science
degree, students qualify to take the national exam to become a certified health
education specialist. A comprehensive list of courses that qualify for
electives will be provided to students by the academic advisor. Consult
individual departments for specific course descriptions.
Community
Health Education Curriculum
Dept. and
No.
Descriptive Title of
Course
Credits
FIRST YEAR
FALL
SPRING
MAJOR
NURS 100
Family Health
3
MAJOR
HADM 112
Health Systems 1
3
GE FSEM
INTD 100
Freshman Seminar
1
GE SPCH
COMM 100
Public Speaking
3
GE PHIL-T/RS
PHIL 120
Introduction to
Philosophy
3
GE WRTG
WRTG 107
Composition
3
GE C/IL
C/IL 104
Computing & Info.
Lit. for Business
3
GE NSCI
BIOL 110–111
2
Structure & Function
of the Human Body 2
4
4
GE NSCI
BIOL 101–201
2
Intro. to Biol.
Sciences–Anat. & Phys. 2
3
3
GE S/BH
PSYC 110
Fundamentals of
Psychology
3
GE PHED
PHED ELECT
Physical Education
1
GE QUAN
PSYC 210
Statistics in the
Behavioral Sciences
3
15-17
16-17
SECOND YEAR
MAJOR
HADM 293
Research in Health
Administration
3
MAJOR
HRS 252
Workforce
Education/Training 1
3
MAJOR
NUTR 101
Introduction to Nutrition
1
3
COGNATE
COGNATE ELECT
Cognate Electives
3
6
GE PHIL-T/RS
PHIL 210–T/RS121
Ethics–Theology I
3
3
GE PHIL-T/RS
PHIL 316
American Perspectives in
Medical Ethics
3
GE HUMN
HUMN ELECT
Humanities Electives
3
3
15
18
THIRD YEAR
MAJOR
HADM 314
Health Policy 1
3
MAJOR
CHS 331
Health and Behavior
3
MAJOR
HADM 315
Cultural Diversity in
Health Administration 1
3
MAJOR
EDUC 342
Education Media and
Technology
3
MAJOR
HADM 340
Career Seminar 1
1
COGNATE
HADM 284–HADM 284
Internat’l Health
Care–Manag. Epidemiology
3
3
COGNATE
ELECT
Cognate Elective
3
GE PHIL-T/RS
T/RS 122
Theology II
3
GE PHED
PHED 112
First Aid & CPR
1
GE ELECT
FREE ELECT
Free Electives
6
3
17
18
FOURTH YEAR
MAJOR
HADM 316
Health Care Marketing
1
3
MAJOR
NURS 405
Health Writing for
Publication
3
MAJOR
CHS 422
Substance Abuse Education
3
MAJOR
INTD 380
Internship 1
3
COGNATE
COGNATE ELECT
Cognate Electives
3
3
GE HUMN
HUMN ELECT
Humanities Electives
6
GE S/BH
EDUC 222
Psychology of Education
3
GE ELECT
FREE ELECT
Free Elective
3
GE PHED
PHED ELECT
Physical Education
1
16
15
Total:
131-133 Credits
1 Includes service-learning component.
1 Biology 110-111 (6 credits) or Biology
101-201 (8 credits) will meet curriculum requirement
