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This degree program is designed for students who wish to pursue health careers in public and private health agencies. Students can develop a program emphasis in areas such as 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.
Course descriptions are listed alphabetically by prefix at Course Listings/Descriptions.
General Studies (36 sh)
Students should take DEP 2004 (Human Development Across the Life Span) to satisfy the social science/socio-political perspective component, MAC 1104 or MAC 1103C and STA 1013 or STA 2023 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.
For additional information see the General Studies section of this catalog.
Common Prerequisites (0 sh)
None
Lower Division Electives (24 sh)
Sufficient 1000/2000 level electives to complete at least 60 semester hours in the lower division. Recommend HSC 2100 (Personal Health) be taken at the lower division.
Major (33 sh)
| HSC 3002 | Foundations/Health Education | 3 | |
| HSC 3402C | Advanced First Aid & Emergency Care | 3 | |
| HSC 4120 | Consumer Health Education | 3 | |
| HSC 4211 | Human Environmental Health | 3 | |
| HSC 4330 | School-Community Health Services | 3 | |
| HSC 4551 | Communicable/Degenerative Disease | 3 | |
| HSC 4572 | Nutrition & Health | 3 | |
| HSC 4581 | Health Promotion & Planning | 3 | |
| HSC 4633 | Current Issues in School-Community Health | 3 | |
| HSC 4940 | Internship Course offered as 1-6 sh per semester |
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Major-Related (18 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 | |
| PSB 4731 | Psychology of Sexual Behavior | 3 | |
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| NUR 4146 | Drugs & The Human Body | 3 | |
| SOW 4700 | Drug Abuse: Prevention & Treatment | 3 | |
Upper Division Electives (9 sh)
Sufficient 3000/4000 level electives to meet UWF's requirement of 48 semester hours in the upper division or completion of all departmental requirements at the 3000/4000 level, whichever is greater.
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