Health Education

    Degree: B.S.
    Specializations: Community Health, Health Teacher Education K-12
    Department: Health, Leisure, and Sports
    College: Arts and Social Sciences
    Semester Hours Required for Degree: 120

    Faculty: C.B. Williamson (Chairperson), S.F. Bridges, T.E. Clark, A.T. Gross, W.M. Healey, D.P. Howe, S.F. Philipp, S. Ryan, K.J. Smith, E.G. Watson (Emeritus)

    BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAM
    The degree program in health education is designed for students who wish to pursue health careers in the schools or in health agencies. The program is a state-approved teacher education program for grades K-12 for those who wish to pursue teacher certification. Students who do not wish to be certified to teach can develop a program emphasis in areas such as management, counseling, social work, nutrition, and community health.

    PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
    In addition to general University requirements and General Studies requirements found in the 1996-97 Catalog, students seeking the B.S. in Health Education must meet the requirements listed below.

    Candidates for admission to UWF's NCATE/DOE approved teacher education programs must meet admission requirements detailed under Admission to Teacher Education. In addition to the program requirements noted below, teacher education students must also complete requirements specified under Teacher Education.

    Health Teacher Education majors must include in the lower division requirements at least 9 sh of course work with international or diversity focus. Consult with your academic advisor for appropriate courses.

    COMMUNITY HEALTH SPECIALIZATION

    LOWER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS (60 SH)
    General Studies (36 sh)
    Community Health majors should take DEP xxxx to satisfy the social science/socio-political perspective component, MAC 1104 or MAC 1103L and STA 3023 to satisfy the mathematics component, PHI 2603 to satisfy the humanities values and expressions component and GEO 2330 to satisfy 3 sh of the natural science component of General Studies.

    Common Prerequisites (3 sh)
    HSC 2100 Personal Health . . . . . 3

    Electives (21 sh)
    Lower Division Electives

    UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS (60 SH)
    Major (33 sh)
    HSC3402C Adv Frst Aid & Em Ca . . . . . 3
    HSC3xxx Foundations/Hlth Edn . . . . . 3
    HSC4120 Consumer Health Educ . . . . . 3
    HSC4211 Human Environ Health . . . . . 3
    HSC4330 Sch-Com Hlth Service . . . . . 3
    HSC4572 Nutrition & Health . . . . . 3
    HSC4633 Cur Issus Sch/Com Hl . . . . . 3
    HSC4940 Internship . . . . . 6
    HSC4xx2 Comm & Degen Disease . . . . . 3
    HSC4xx1 Hlth Prom & Planning . . . . . 3

    Major-Related (18 sh)
    ADV 3000 Introd to Advertising . . . . . 3
    CGS 3570 Micro Comp App Pkgs . . . . . 3
    EAB 4704 Intro to Behav Mod . . . . . 3
    PCB 4703 Human Physiology . . . . . 3
    SOP 4772 Human Sexuality . . . . . 3
    Choose one:
    NUR 4146 Drugs The Human Body . . . . . 3
    SOW 4615 Drug Abuse . . . . . 3

    Electives (9 sh)
    Upper Division Electives

    HEALTH TEACHER EDUCATION K-12 SPECIALIZATION

    LOWER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS (60 SH)
    General Studies (36 sh)
    Health education/certification majors should take STA 3023 and MAC 1104 to satisfy the mathematics component of General Studies.

    Common Prerequisites (3 sh)
    HSC 2100 Personal Health . . . . . 3

    Electives (21 sh)
    Lower Division Electives

    UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS (60 SH)
    Major (27 sh)

    Major-Related (33 sh)

    HSC 3402C Adv Frst Aid & Em Ca . . . . . 3
    HSC 3xxx Foundations/I Hlth Edn . . . . . 3
    HSC 4120 Consumer Health Educ . . . . . 3
    HSC 4211 Human Environ Health . . . . . 3
    HSC 4330 Sch-Com Hlth Service . . . . . 3
    HSC 4572 Nutrition & Health . . . . . 3
    HSC 4633 Cur Issus Sch Com Hl . . . . . 3
    HSC 4xx2 Comm & Degen Disease . . . . . 3
    HSC 4xx1 Hlth Prom & Planning . . . . . 3
    PCB 4703 Human Physiology . . . . . 3
    ZOO 3733 Human Anatomy . . . . . 3
    SOP 3662 Organizatn Behavior . . . . . 3
    EDF 3214 Psychological Foundt . . . . . 3
    EDF 3605 Soc/His/Phil Foun Ed . . . . . 3
    EEX 3070 Mth in Incl & Collab . . . . . 2
    EDG 4xxx Multicult Ed . . . . . 2
    EME 4xxx Integ Tech . . . . . 2
    ESE 3321C Gen Meth Tch Sec Sch . . . . . 3
    Choose one:
    SOW 4615 Drug Abuse . . . . . 3
    NUR 4146 Drugs/The Human Body . . . . . 3
    Choose one:
    PEP 4113 Aging & Phys Perform . . . . . 3
    SOW 4643 Aging in Today's Soc . . . . . 3
    Choose one:
    PCO 4242 Introd Group Counseli . . . . . 3
    PCO 4202 Introd to Gen Couns . . . . . 3
    EAB 4704 Intr to Behav Mod . . . . . 3

    Electives (0 sh)

    POST BACCALAUREATE REQUIREMENTS FOR SECONDARY TEACHER CERTIFICATION
    Professional Sequence:
    ESE 4xxx Instr Mgt & Assessment . . . . . 3
    EDG 4940 Student Teaching . . . . . 6
    ESE 4940 Professional Practicum . . . . . 3
    HSC 4312 Spec Mthd Health Ed . . . . . 3

    As of the date of publication of this Catalog addendum, the above noted degree requirements have not been approved by the Faculty Senate. Review by the Faculty Senate is anticipated during the Fall Semester 1996.
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    October 5, 1996