Community Health Education, BA
Join a growing industry and become prepared for careers in health promotion, community health, public health, international health, and wellness.
Our student learning outcomes are based around the Seven National Competencies for Health Education Specialists, and in recent years, we've had a 100 % pass rate on the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam. You'll have opportunities for hands-on experience through excellent internships and be taught only by professors who have earned doctorate degrees. A degree in Community Health Education prepares you for entry-level work as a Certified Health Specialist or for graduate school work in health-related fields.
Also see below requirements for a Community Health Minor.
Spotlight
"I teach HIV/AIDS education where..the country's rate of HIV is the third highest in the world."
- Brandon Delise '09, Peace Corps
Community Health Education (BA) Alumnus, 2009, Peace Corps Volunteer
The major consists of the following:
- HED 200 - Philosophy and Foundations of Health Education
- HED 220 - Core Concepts of Health
- HED 300 - Community and Consumer Health
- HED 330 - Organization of School Health: PreK-12
- HED 342 - Introduction to Illness and Diseases
- HED 357 - Death and the Human Experience
- HED 361 - Drug Education
- HED 372 - Environmental Health and Safety
- HED 373 - Health and Aging
- HED 382 - Health Psychology
- HED 425 - Health and Sexuality Education
- HED 430 - Field Experience in Community Health
- HED 431 - Program Planning and Evaluation
- HED 442 - Biostatistics and Epidemiology
- BIOL 131 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
- BIOL 132 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Minor requirements:
At least four courses from among:
- HED 342 - Introduction to Illness and Diseases
- HED 357 - Death and the Human Experience
- HED 361 - Drug Education
- HED 372 - Environmental Health and Safety
- HED 373 - Health and Aging
- HED 382 - Health Psychology
- HED 425 - Health and Sexuality Education
- HED 431 - Program Planning and Evaluation
- HED 442 - Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Certified Health Education Specialist (C.H.E.S.)
Students interested in pursuing the Certified Health Education Specialist (C.H.E.S.) must take HED 200, 300; the following electives: HED 342, 382, 425, 431, 442; and additional HED courses (excluding HED 430) for a total of 25 semester hours:
