Health Education Generalist Concentration

Freshmen Year (First Semester) 15 credits

• BIOL 101 - Introductory Biology I 4 Credits

• OR

• BIOL 105 - Introductory Biology for Majors I 4 Credits (BP) *
• ENGL 101 - Freshman Composition I 3 Credits (EC)
• FIN 101 - Financial Literacy 1 Credits (U) **
• HLTH 101 - Introduction to Health Services 3 Credits
• ORCH 109 - Freshmen Orientation for Public Health Major 1 Credits (U)
• NUSC 160 - Introduction to Nutrition 3 Credits (HH)*

Freshmen Year (Second Semester) 17 credits

• BIOL 102 - Introductory Biology II 4 Credits

• OR

• BIOL 106 - Introductory Biology for Majors II 4 Credits
• ENGL 102 - Freshman Composition II 3 Credits (EC)
• INSS 141 - Digital Literacy and Application Software 3 Credits

• 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

Sophomore Year (First Semester) 16 credits

• **XXXX (CT) Critical Thinking 3 credits.

• BIOL 201 - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 (Major credit not given). Credits
• HLTH 104 - Foundations of Health Education 3 Credits
• HLTH 410 - Healthcare Finance 3 Credits

Sophomore Year (Second Semester) 16 credits

• **XXXX (AH) Arts and Humanitites 3 credits.

• 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

Junior Year (First Semester) 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) ****

Junior Year (Second Semester) 15 credits

• HLTH 207 - Global Public Health 3 Credits

• **XXXX (SB) Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 credits.

• HLTH 301 - Discovering Environmental Health 3 Credits
• HLTH 419 - Health Education Research Methods I 3 Credits

• **XXXX (AH) Arts and Humanities 3 credits.

Senior Year (First Semester) 12 credits

• HLTH 380 - Health Service Management 3 Credits
• HLTH 420 - Health Education Research Methods II 3 Credits

• **XXXX (CI) Contemporary and Global Issues 3 credits.

Senior Year (Second Semester) 13 credits

• HLTH 450 - Practicum: Field Work in Health 7-12 Credits 7 credits

• ***XXX HLTH Elective 3 credits. 

• ***XXX HLTH Elective 3 credits.

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 120

NOTES

*Satisfies General Eduation and Health Education Program requirement.

**General Education and University requirements strongly suggested/preferred by 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 (SB) - Social and Behavioral Sciences:  MHTC 103 Group Dynamics (3 credits)

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

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

XXXX (U) - Fin 101 Financial Literacy (1 credit)

See MSU catalog for other General Education and University requirement options

***Choose any HLTH course not listed above

****Required by the Health Education Program