Health EducationFaculty: C.B. Williamson (Chairperson), F.S. Bridges, T.E. Clark, A.T. Gross, W.M. Healey, D.P. Howe, S.F. Philipp, S. Ryan, K.J. Smith, C.L. Tant, E.G. Watson (Emeritus)
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, 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.
Course descriptions are listed alphabetically by prefix at Course Listings/Descriptions.
| Lower Division Electives | |||
| Recommend that HSC 2100 (Personal Health) be taken at the Lower Division. | |||
UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS (60 SH)
Major (33 sh)
| HSC 3402C | Advanced Frst Aid & Emergency Care | 3 | |
| HSC 3002 | Foundations in Health Education | 3 | |
| HSC 4120 | Consumer Health Education | 3 | |
| HSC 4211 | Human Environmental Health | 3 | |
| HSC 4330 | School-Community Health Services | 3 | |
| HSC 4572 | Nutrition & Health | 3 | |
| HSC 4633 | Current Issues in School-Community Health | 3 | |
| HSC 4940 | Internship | 6 | |
| HSC 4551 | Communicable & Degenerative Disease | 3 | |
| HSC 4581 | Hlth Prom & Planning | 3 |
Major-Related (15 sh)
| ADV 3000 | Introduction to Advertising | 3 | |
| CGS 2570 | Microcomputer Application Packages | 3 | |
| EAB 4704 | Introduction to Behavior Modification | 3 | |
| PCB 4703 | Human Physiology | 3 | |
| Choose one: | |||
| NUR 4146 | Drugs & The Human Body | 3 | |
| SOW 4700 | Drug Abuse: Prevention & Treatment | 3 | |
Electives (12 sh)
| Upper Division Electives | |||
| HSC 2100 | Personal Health | 3 | |
| EDF 1xxx | Introduction to Education | 3 | |
| EDG 2701 | Teaching Diverse Populations | 3 | |
| EME 2040 | Introduction to Educational Technology | 3 | |
| xxx xxxx | Introduction to Nutrition | 3 | |
| xxx xxxx | Anatomy & Physiology | 3 | |
| Electives in health, natural sciences, & social sciences | 6 | ||
Electives (0-6 sh)
| Lower Division Electives | |||
UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS (60 SH)
Major (27 sh)
| HSC 3402C | Advanced Frst Aid & Emergency Care | 3 | |
| HSC 3002 | Foundations in Health Education | 3 | |
| HSC 4120 | Consumer Health Education | 3 | |
| HSC 4211 | Human Environmental Health | 3 | |
| HSC 4330 | School-Community Health Service | 3 | |
| HSC 4633 | Current Issues in School-Community Health | 3 | |
| HSC 4551 | Comm & Degen Disease | 3 | |
| HSC 4581 | Health Prom & Planning | 3 | |
| HSC 4312 | Special Methods in Health Education | 3 |
Major-Related (26 sh)
| EDF 3214 | Psychological Foundations of Learning/Teaching | 3 | |
| EDF 3605 | Social, Historical & Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 | |
| ESE 4940 | Professional Practicum: Secondary Education | 3 | |
| ESE 3321C | General Methods for Teaching in the Secondary School Subjects | 3 | |
| EEX 3070 | Methods in Inclusion & Collaboration | 2 | |
| EDG 4707 | Multicultural Education for Secondary Education Teachers | 2 | |
| EME 3410 | Integrating Technology Across the Curriculum | 1 | |
| ESE 4322 | Instructional Management & Assessment: Secondary Education | 3 | |
| EDG 4940 | Student Teaching | 6 |
Electives (7 sh)
| Upper Division Electives | |||
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