Health Education, Community and Public Health Concentration, B.S.

Department of Health and Human Performance
615-898-5878
Andrew Owusu, program coordinator
Andrew.Owusu@mtsu.edu

The major in Health Education provides basic experiences for those interested in preparing for numerous health and health-related professions. Persons majoring in Health Education may choose from two concentrations: Community and Public Health and Lifetime Wellness. Those seeking teacher licensure will complete a Secondary Education minor.

The Community and Public Health concentration, approved by SABPAC (SOPHE/AAHE Baccalaureate Program Approval Committee), is designed to prepare health educators in community and public health strategies so that they may influence changes in public health practice for individuals, organizations, and/or communities. In consultation with an advisor, the student will include the curriculum below.

Curriculum: Health Education, Community and Public Health

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

HLTH 1530 - Health and Wellness 3 credit hours recommended (Soc/Beh Sci) AND
HLTH 1531 - Health and Wellness Lab 0 credit hours recommended (Soc/Beh Sci)
HLTH 3320 - Community and Public Health 3 credit hours
PHED activity 1 credit hour
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours (BIOL 1110/BIOL 1111 rec.)
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Sophomore

HLTH 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Mathematics (Math) 3 credit hours
Natural Science 4 credit hours (Except BIOL prefix)
PHED activity 1 credit hour
Elective (HLTH 3000 rec.) 3 credit hours
BIOL 2030 - Anatomy and Physiology 3 credit hours AND
BIOL 2031 - Anatomy and Physiology Lab 0 credit hours
HLTH 3340 - Foundations of Health Education 3 credit hours
NFS 1240 - Principles of Nutrition 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

HLTH 3020 - Terminology in Health and Human Performance 3 credit hours
HLTH 4270 - Bioethical Issues in Health Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 4340 - Fitness Education for the Adult 3 credit hours
HLTH 4360 - Teaching Human Sexuality 3 credit hours
HLTH 4400 - Drugs and Violence in Health Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 4600 - Technology Applications 1 credit hour AND
HLTH 4601 - Technology Applications Lab 2 credit hours
HLTH 4860 - Program Planning in Health Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 3250 - Workshops and Instructional Methods in Health Education 3 credit hours
Minor 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

HLTH 4460 - Introduction to Epidemiology 3 credit hours
HLTH 4810 - Measurement and Evaluation 3 credit hours
HLTH 4870 - Methods of Communicating and Marketing Health Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 4900 - Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) Review 1 credit hour
HLTH 4250 - Internship 9 to 12 credit hours (9 credit hours required)
Minor 9 credit hours
Elective 1 credit hour

Health Education, Community and Public Health Concentration, B.S.

Curriculum: Health Education, Community and Public Health

Freshman

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Total hours in program: 120