Health Education Community Health Concentration Curriculum Sequence

First Year (Semester One) 15 credits

• BIOL 101 - Introductory Biology I 4 credits BP
• ENGL 101 - Freshman Composition I 3 credits EC
• FIN 101 - Financial Literacy 1 credits **
• HLTH 101 - Introduction to Health Services 3 credits
• ORCH 109 - Freshmen Orientation for Public Health Major 1 credits
• NUSC 160 - Introduction to Nutrition 3 credits HH*

First Year (Semester Two): 17 credits

• BIOL 102 - Introductory Biology II 4 credits
• ENGL 102 - Freshman Composition II 3 credits EC
• INSS 141 - Digital Literacy and Application Software 3 credits IM

• OR

• COSC 110 - Introduction to Computing 3 credits IM
• MATH 113 - Introduction to Mathematical Analysis I 4 credits MQ
• HLTH 103 - Social Determinants of Health 3 credits

Second Year (Semester One): 16 credits

• XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH**
• BIOL 201 - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 (Major credit not given). credits
• HLTH 104 - Foundations of Health Education 3 credits
• HLTH 203 - Personal and Community Health 3 credits
• XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB

Second Year (Semester Two) 16 credits

• XXXX - CT General Education Req. 3 credits CT**
• HLTH 204 - Community Health Practices 3 credits
• HLTH 303 - Health Communications 3 credits
• HLTH 404 - Public Health and Health Equity 3 credits
• BIOL 202 - Anatomy and Physiology II 4 (Major credit not given). credits

Third Year (Semester One) 16 credits

• HLTH 350 - Health Education Planning and Evaluation 3 credits
• HLTH 322 - Basic Epidemiology 3 credits
• HLTH 468 - Statistics for Health Sciences 3 credits
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 credits SB*
• CHEM 101 - General Chemistry 3 credits BP*
• CHEM 101L - General Chemistry 1 credits BP***

Third Year (Semester Two): 15 credits

• HLTH 207 - Global Public Health 3 credits
• HLTH 419 - Health Education Research Methods I 3 credits
• MHTC 103 - Introduction to Group Dynamics 3 credits
• PSYC 102 - Developmental Psychology 3 credits
• XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH**

Fourth Year (Semester One) 12 credits

• HLTH 318 - Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infectious Diseases 3 credits
• HLTH 403 - Drugs and Society 3 credits
• HLTH 420 - Health Education Research Methods II 3 credits
• XXXX - CI General Education Req. 3 credits CI**

Fourth Year (Semester Two) 13 credits

• HLTH 450 - Practicum: Field Work in Health 7-12 credits 10 credits.
• HLTH 316 - First Aid, Safety, and CPR 3 credits

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 120

NOTES

*Satisfies General Education and Health Education Program requirement

**General Education and University requirements strongly suggested/preferred by the Health Education Program are listed below:

XXXX (AH) Arts and Humanities:  PHIL 220 Ethics and Values and COMM 203 Media Literacy in a Diverse World (6 credits)

XXXX (CI) Contemporary and Global Issues, Ideas and Values:  HIST 350 Introduction to the African Diaspora (3 credits)

XXXX (CT) Critical Thinking:  Phil 109 Introduction to Critical Thinking (3 credits)

(U) FIN 101 Financial Literacy

Please see General Education Requirements Distribution Areas  for courses that satisfy General Education Requirements where not specified by the department

***Required by the Health Education Program