BS in School Health Education (75–80 hours, including licensure hours)

The Discipline

The health teaching major prepares students to become health educators in secondary schools. Curriculum development, instructional methods, acquisition and evaluation of resources, and assessment are among the skills required. Health educators teach decision making and effective communication, addressing such areas of concern as substance abuse and addictive behaviors, human sexuality, chronic disease, nutrition, consumer advocacy, emergency care, and injury prevention.

Adolescence is a time where habits are being established and attitudes are being formed that will influence people the rest of their lives. The health educator plays an important role in teaching knowledge and skills that will enable young people to cope and to flourish in healthy ways in an ever-changing society.

Career Opportunities

Graduates seek careers teaching health in the secondary schools in combination with a chosen minor. With an advanced degree, career teaching positions at institutions of higher learning become available.

Program Requirements    |    View MAP

1. An approved teaching minor must be completed (approximately 16-21 hours).
2. Complete the following:
   HLTH 310 : Chronic Diseases: Prevention and Control. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 310 : Chronic Diseases: Prevention and Control. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Pathogenesis, epidemiology of major chronic diseases, health costs to society, at-risk populations, population-based prevention, and related best-practice interventions.
   
   
   HLTH 320 : Advanced First Aid and Safety. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 320 : Advanced First Aid and Safety. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth coverage of first aid procedures for injuries and sudden illness. Leads to first aid and CPR certifications.
   
   
   HLTH 330 : Principles and Practices of Health Promotion. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 330 : Principles and Practices of Health Promotion. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to the health promotion profession, emphasizing current issues, professional preparation and employment, as well as the philosophy and foundations of professional practice in various settings.
   
   
   HLTH 370 : Consumer Health. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 370 : Consumer Health. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Current consumer health issues; selecting proper health products, services, and information; sources of consumer health protection.
   
   
   HLTH 420 : Injury and Violence Prevention. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 420 : Injury and Violence Prevention. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   DESCRIPTION:	Concepts and interventions related to both unintentional injuries and violence.
   
   
   HLTH 436 : Sexuality Education in the Curriculum. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 436 : Sexuality Education in the Curriculum. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   DESCRIPTION:	Preparing prospective teachers to teach sexuality education related to health curricula. Maturation, family health issues, parenthood, interpersonal skills, and related pedagogy issues.
   
   
   HLTH 460 : Substance Abuse and Addictive Behavior. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 460 : Substance Abuse and Addictive Behavior. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   DESCRIPTION:	Physiological, psychological, sociological, and legal implications of drug use and addictive behaviors, emphasizing nature, cause, treatment, and prevention.
   
   
   NDFS 100 : Essentials of Human Nutrition. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   NDFS 100 : Essentials of Human Nutrition. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Food-oriented study of nutritional facts and principles as a basis for dietary choices; consequences of choices; scientifically examining controversial topics.
   
   
3. Complete six hours from the following:
   HLTH 311 : Infectious Diseases: Prevention and Control. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 311 : Infectious Diseases: Prevention and Control. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 205.
   DESCRIPTION:	Human infectious disease risk factors; bacterial, viral, and parasitic agents; pathology, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control; communicable, vector-borne, zoonotic, and bioterror diseases of public health.
   
   
   HLTH 322 : Environmental Health. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 322 : Environmental Health. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   DESCRIPTION:	Environmental factors as determinants of human health: ecosystem and population dynamics; biological, chemical, and physical hazards; risk assessment; economic, political, cultural, and genetic factors.
   
   
   HLTH 335 : Health Behavior Change. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 335 : Health Behavior Change. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Hlth 330.
   DESCRIPTION:	Understanding health behavior change theories for individuals and populations. Practical application of related models and theories.
   
   
   HLTH 383 : Mind/Body Health. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 383 : Mind/Body Health. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   DESCRIPTION:	Theories and research on the effect of emotions and attitudes on health: how negative emotions increase disease susceptibility and positive emotions encourage immune strength, health, and healing. Behavioral medicine and complementary and alternative health practices also presented.
   
   
   HLTH 450 : Women's Health Issues. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 450 : Women's Health Issues. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	Overview of selected health topics affecting women's health status. Primary emphasis on steps to enhance personal health and fulfill divine roles from childhood through adulthood.
   
   
   HLTH 466 : Health and the Aging Process. (2:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 466 : Health and the Aging Process. (2:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Theories of aging as a normal process, as a pathological process; health promotion and extension of life.
   
   
   HLTH 480 : International Health. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 480 : International Health. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	Identifying disease patterns in "developing" countries, exploring the social and cultural context of health, and reviewing behavior change strategies for improving well-being.
   
   
   PDBIO 205 : Human Biology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 205 : Human Biology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	Body systems and influence of heredity.
   NOTE:	For nonbiology majors.
   
   
4. Complete the Professional Education Component:
   • Complete the following:
     CPSE 402 : Educating Students with Disabilities in Secondary Classrooms. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     CPSE 402 : Educating Students with Disabilities in Secondary Classrooms. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
     PREREQUISITE:	Sc Ed 350 or concurrent enrollment; Sc Ed 276R or comparable major course.
     DESCRIPTION:	Issues, policies, and methods in teaching secondary students with disabilities in general education classrooms. Lab.
     
     
     HLTH 276R : Exploration of Teaching. (3:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     HLTH 276R : Exploration of Teaching. (3:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W
     PREREQUISITE:	Major area preadmission requirements.
     DESCRIPTION:	Field-based initial teaching experience directed at helping prospective teachers experience demands and opportunities associated with teaching secondary students.
     
     
     HLTH 381 : Health Education Teaching Methods. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     HLTH 381 : Health Education Teaching Methods. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W
     PREREQUISITE:	Hlth 200, 276R; fingerprinting and FBI clearance.
     DESCRIPTION:	Teacher and student activities required for conceptual learning in health science.
     
     
     HLTH 421 : Secondary Health Education Curriculum and Practicum. (4:3:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     HLTH 421 : Secondary Health Education Curriculum and Practicum. (4:3:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W
     PREREQUISITE:	Hlth 200, 276R, 381.
     DESCRIPTION:	Implementing meaningful, engaging instruction for secondary students in health education; program planning and evaluation; developing critical thinking, problem solving, literacy, and democratic character; assessing learner performance. Practicum required.
     
     
     IP&T 286 : Instructional Technology in Teaching. (1:1:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     IP&T 286 : Instructional Technology in Teaching. (1:1:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
     DESCRIPTION:	Using instructional design, visual design, and differentiated staffing principles along with multimedia authoring systems, telecommunication, and other computer-based tools in the development of educational applications for secondary education settings.
     
     
     SC ED 350 : Adolescent Development in an Education Context. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     SC ED 350 : Adolescent Development in an Education Context. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
     PREREQUISITE:	Sc Ed 276R or comparable major course.
     DESCRIPTION:	Adolescent development and its implications for integrated school culture, curriculum design, instructional practices, and assessment.
     
     
     SC ED 353 : Multicultural Education. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     SC ED 353 : Multicultural Education. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
     PREREQUISITE:	Sc Ed 350 or concurrent enrollment; Sc Ed 276R or comparable major course.
     DESCRIPTION:	Designing and adapting instruction for diverse learners, collaborating with families, cultures, and communities in promoting and sustaining learning.
     
     
     SC ED 379 : Classroom Management. (1:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     SC ED 379 : Classroom Management. (1:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
     PREREQUISITE:	Concurrent enrollment in Sc Ed 377R and 378, or equivalent major courses.
     DESCRIPTION:	Current theory, research, and application in classroom management; creating positive teacher-student and peer relationships; developing optimal learning environments.
     
     

     Note 1: Hlth 276R and 330 are prerequisite to Hlth 381, 421.

     Note 2: Fingerprinting and FBI clearance must be completed prior to enrolling in Hlth 381 and 421.

   • Complete 12 hours of one of the following:
     SC ED 476R : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship. (12:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     SC ED 476R : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship. (12:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W
     PREREQUISITE:	Completion of all course work or departmental approval; requires a major GPA of 2.85; at least a C- in Sc Ed 377.
     DESCRIPTION:	Capstone, field-based, semester-long experience in teaching secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards. Seminar required.
     
                 : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Art.
                 : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Biological Sciences.
                 : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Dance.
                 : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - English.
                 : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Foreign Language.
                 : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - French.
                 : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - German.
                 : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Health.
                 : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Home Economics.
                 : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Mathematics.
                 : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Music.
                 : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Physical Education.
                 : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Physical Science.
                 : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Social Science.
                 : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Spanish.
                 : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Technology Teacher Education.
                 : Secondary Student Teaching Internship - Theatre and Media Arts.
     
     
     SC ED 496R : Academic Internship: Secondary Education. (12:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     SC ED 496R : Academic Internship: Secondary Education. (12:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F
     PREREQUISITE:	Completion of all course work or departmental approval; requires a major GPA of 2.85; at least a C- grade in Sc Ed 377.
     DESCRIPTION:	Capstone, field-based, year-long experience in teaching secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards. Seminar required.
     
                 : Academic Internship: Social Sciences.
                 : Academic Internship: English.
                 : Academic Internship: Mathematics.
                 : Academic Internship: Biological Sciences.
                 : Academic Internship: Physical Sciences.
     
     

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