Health Education [HEC] M.S.Ed.

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This program is designed for students who have completed an undergraduate degree in health education and who hold an initial teaching certificate in health.

Note: Health free electives may be used to meet all of master’s project credit hours or thesis credit requirements.

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements for this program are listed with information for the Health Department.

Professional education courses: Six credit hours

EDU 631 - Curriculum Construction in Health Education (3 cr. hr.)
EDU 632 - Seminar in Health Education (3 cr. hr.)

Health courses: 24 credit hours

Health free elective (6 cr. hr.)

HLH 601 - Research Methods in Health Education (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 635 - The School Health Program (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 694 - Assessment and Evaluation in Health Education and Health Promotion (3 cr. hr.)

Health Content and Pedagogy electives (9 cr. hr.)

The following courses have been identified and/or specifically designed to link health content and pedogogy:

HLH 509 - Drug Education for Teachers (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 510 - Proseminar in Health Foundations (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 511 - Global Health Problems (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 513 - Death, Bereavement and Suicide (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 530 - Family Life Education and the Classroom Teacher (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 535 - The Family in Health and Disease (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 550 - Women’s Health (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 555 - Health and Aging (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 565 - Elementary School Health (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 573 - Safety Problems and Programs (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 590 - Public Health and the Environment (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 603 - HIV and AIDS Education (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 630 - Human Sexuality (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 635 - The School Health Program (3 cr. hr.)

Culminating activity: 0-6 credit hours