The main purpose of this degree program is to provide additional insight into educational cultural foundations, research foundations, curriculum, educational psychology foundations, and health content and pedagogy. Students in this program should already have an undergraduate degree in school health education or a closely related area.
I. Required Education Courses (12 Semester Hours)
(Students Must Complete At Least One Course From Each of the Four Basic Areas)
Cultural Foundations - Choose I Course From The Following (3 Semester Hours)
TSOC 5400 History of Schooling & Teaching in U.S. (3)
TSOC 5300 Philosophy & Education (3)
TSOC 5110 Modern Educational Controversies (3)
TSOC 5200 Sociological Foundations of Education (3)
TSOC 5230 Intergroup & Intercultural Education (3)
TSOC 5210 Multicultural Non-Sexist Education (3)
TSOC 5100 Group Process in Education (3)Research Foundations - Choose 1 Course From The Following (3 Semester Hours)
RESM 5110 Quantitative Methods (3)
RESM 5210 Educational Testing & Grading (3)
RESM 5310 Educational Research (3)
RESM 5330 Qualitative Research Methods I: Introduction & Basic Methods (3)Curriculum - Choose 1 Course From The Following (3 Semester Hours)
CI 6300 Principles of Instructional Development (3)
CI 6830 Trends in School Curriculum (2)
CI 6810 Curriculum Development K-12 (3)
CI 6820 Program Development for Non-School Settings (3)
CI 5870 Secondary School Curriculum (3)
CI 6840 Curriculum for Educational Leaders (3)
SPED 5000 Issues in Special Education (3)
HEAL 6850 Patient Education (3)Psychology Foundations - Choose 1 Course From The Following (3 Semester Hours)
EDP 5320 Instructional Psychology (3)
EDP 5120 Alternative Approaches to Discipline (3)
EDP 5210 Child Behavior & Development (3)
EDP 5220 Adolescent Behavior & Development (3)
EDP 5230 Adult Development (3)
EDP 5330 Behavior Management (3)
EDP 5110 Basic Educational Psychology (3)
EDP 5310 Issues & Innovations in Learning & Instruction (3)
EDP 6340 Theories of Learning (3)
II. Required Health Courses (9 to 12 Semester Hours)*
HEAL 6500 Issues in School Health (3)
HEAL 6600 Health Behavior (3)
HEAL 6920 Master's Research Project in Health Education (3)
OR
HEAL 6960 Master's Research Thesis in Health Education (3 or 6 Semester Hours)
III. Electives (12 or 15 Semester Hours)*
HEAL 5500 Women's Health Care (3)
HEAL 5750 Obesity & Eating Disorders (3)
HEAL 5930 General Seminar in Health Education (1-3)
HEAL 5940 School Health Internship (1-4)
HEAL 5950 Workshop in Health Education (1-4)
HEAL 6000 Professional Issues in Health Education (1)
HEAL 6100 College Teaching in Health Education (2)
HEAL 6200 Methods & Materials in Public Health (3)
HEAL 6250 Nutritional Epidemiology (3)
HEAL 6300 Community Health Organization (3)
HEAL 6420 Sports Nutrition (3)
HEAL 6460 Health Promotion Programs (3)
HEAL 6520 Public Health Nutrition (3)
HEAL 6530 Drug Use & Misuse (3)
HEAL 6540 Human Sexuality (3)
HEAL 6550 Chronic Disease Epidemiology (3)
HEAL 6590 Epidemiology of Aging (3)
HEAL 6640 Issues in Public Health (3)
HEAL 6700 Epidemiology (3)
HEAL 6800 Evaluation of Health Programs (3)
HEAL 6850 Patient Health Education (3)
HEAL 6900 Grant Writing in Health Sciences (2)
HEAL 6930 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Health Education (1-3)
HEAL 6990 Independent Study in Health Education (1-3)
ECON 5750 Health Economics (3)
SOC 5160 Health & Gender (3)
SOC 5180 Medical Sociology (3)
SOC 5660 Racial & Ethnic Minorities in the U.S. (3)
SOC 5730 Social Psychiatry (3)
ANTH 5740 Nutritional Anthropology (3)
ANTH 5760 Medical Anthropology (3)
PSC 5330 Health Care Policy (3)
PSC 5350 Health Care Delivery Systems (3)
PSC 6440 Health Systems Management (3)
SPED 5000 Issues in Special Education (3)
SPED 5120 Students with Special Needs: Developmental & Educational Implication (3)
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* At Least 18 Hours Must Be HEAL Designated