Public Health Education Minor

Curriculum Requirements

The minor in Public Health Education requires a minimum of 21 semester hours in departmental courses. Courses recommended for the minor for students not planning on taking the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam are:

• HEDU 2000 - Introduction to Health Education (3)
• HEDU 2100 - Community Health (3)
• HEDU 2200 - Health Behavior for Effective Living (3)
• HEDU 3210 - Foundations of Public Health (3)
• HEDU 3400 - Theory and Practice of Health Education (3)
• HEDU 3420 - Principles of School Health (3)
• HEDU 3720 - Introduction to Epidemiology & Biostatistics (3)

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• Students preparing for eligibility for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam should complete the following 27 hours for the minor:

  HEDU 2000  -  Introduction to Health Education ( 3 )  

  HEDU 2100  -  Community Health ( 3 )  

  HEDU 2200  -  Health Behavior for Effective Living ( 3 )  

  HEDU 3400  -  Theory and Practice of Health Education ( 3 )  

  HEDU 3420  -  Principles of School Health ( 3 )  

  HEDU 3600  -  Planning for Health Promotion and Health Education ( 3 )  

  HEDU 3720  -  Introduction to Epidemiology & Biostatistics ( 3 )  

  HEDU 4000  -  Communicating Health Information: Procedures, Media, and Techniques ( 3 )  

  HEDU 4660  -  Public Health Policy: Assessment and Advocacy ( 3 )