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Health Promotion and Exercise Sciences Department

Community Health Program

Requirements:
Completion of all general education requirements, the courses and credits listed below, and free electives to total a minimum of 125 semester hours, including physical education:
CHE 102 Everyday Chemistry
MAT 115 Intro. to Biostat, or MAT 120 Elem Stat
BIO 105, 106 S Anatomy & Physiology I & II
ENG Writing elective
CTA Communication elective
SW 215 Human Behavior and Social Environment
PSY 218 Principles of Behavior Modification
HSC 100 Health Maintenance and Promotion
HSC 201 Participation in Community Health Agency
HSC 205 Nutrition and Health
HSC 230 Drug Studies
HSC 253 Concepts of Disease
HSC 280 Principles of Health Education
HSC 285 Service Learning I
HSC 310 Methods and Materials in Health Education
HSC 342 Global Health
HSC 380 Worksite Health OR HSC 381 Environment and Health
HSC 385 Service Learning II
HSC 486 Introduction to Program Planning
HSC 490 Internship in Community Health Education
HSC 491 Community Health Senior Seminar

Note: Community Health Education majors are required to maintain a 2.5 average in their academic major.
 

The Community Health curriculum has been revised and will change incrementally beginning Summer 2000:

CURRENT AND REVISED CURRICULUM IN COMMUNITY HEALTH

PREVIOUS PROGRAM IN COMMUNITY HEALTH

S.H.

 

REVISED PROGRAM IN COMMUNITY HEALTH

S.H.

HSC 100 Health Maintenance & Promotion

3

 

HSC 100 Health Promotion & Maintenance

3

HSC 160 First Aid and Safety

2

 

 

 

HSC 201 Participation in Comm. H. Agency

1

 

HSC 201 Community Health

1

      HSC 230 Drug Studies 3  

 

 

 

HSC 285 Service Learning in Comm. Hlth I

1

 

 

 

HSC 280 Principles of Health Education

1

HSC 205 Nutrition and Health

2

 

HSC 205 Nutrition and Health

2

 

 

 

HSC 253 Concepts of Disease

1

HSC 310 Health Education Methods & Materials

3

 

HSC 310 Methods & Materials in Hlth Education

3

 

 

 

HSC 380 Worksite Health OR

HSC 381 Environment and Health

1

   

 

HSC 385 Service Learning in Comm. Hlth II

1

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSC 486 Program Planning and Evaluation

1

HSC 490 Practicum in Community Health

12

 

HSC 490 Internship in Community Health

12

HSC 491 Senior Seminar

3

 

HSC 491 Senior Seminar

1

 

 

 

 

 

Select 6 S.H. from the following:

6

 

Select 6 S.H. from the following:

6

 

 

 

HSC 160 First Aid and Safety

2

HSC 230 Drug Studies

3

 

   

HSC 252 Health Quackery

1

 

HSC 290 Body Therapies & Meditation

1

HSC 253 Diseases

1

 

HSC 291 Energy Therapies

1

HSC 320 Consumer Health

1

 

HSC 292 Naturopathy, Homeopathy…

1

HSC 342 Global Health

3

 

   

 

 

 

HSC 293 Cross Cultural Health & Healing

1

HSC 352 Mental Health

3

 

HSC 350 Health Special Populations

1

HSC 355 Human Sexuality

3

 

HSC 352 Mental Health

3

 

 

 

HSC 355 Human Sexuality

3

 

 

 

HSC 488 Grant Writing

1

 

 

 

HSC 480 Emergency & Disaster Response

1

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL REQUIRED HSC S.H.

35

 

TOTAL REQUIRED HSC S.H.

35

 

 

 

 

 

REQUIRED COURSES:

 

 

REQUIRED COURSES:

 

*CHE 102 Everyday Chemistry

4

 

*CHE 102 Everyday Chemistry

4

BIO 105 & 106 Anatomy & Physiology I & II

8

 

BIO 105 & 106 Anatomy & Physiology I & II

8

*MAT 115 Introduction to Biostatistics OR

*MAT 120 Elementary Statistics

3

 

*MAT 115 Introduction to Biostatistics OR

*MAT 120 Elementary Statistics

3

SW 215 Human Behavior & Social Environ.

3

 

SW 215 Human Behavior & Social Environ.

3

*PSY 218 Principles of Behavior Modification

3

 

*PSY 218 Principles of Behavior Modification

3

ENG Writing Elective

3

 

ENG Writing Elective

3

**CTA Communication Elective

3

 

**CTA Communication Elective

3

TOTAL

27

 

TOTAL

27

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR COMM. HEALTH

62

 

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR COMM. HEALTH

61

* Meets General Education Requirements
** May meet General Education Requirements

Select one from each of the following two disciplines to satisfy requirements in the major:

CTA 181 Acting I

ENG 245 Technical Writing

CTA 210 Nonverbal Communication

ENG 270 Basic News Writing

CTA 260 Voice and Diction

ENG 271 Human Interest Writing

CTA 264 Argument and Debate

ENG 339 Creative Essay

CTA 268 Public Speaking

 

CTA 270 Fundamentals of Radio Broadcasting

 

CTA 310 Business and Professional Speaking

 

The following are suggested electives (check course schedule and catalog for availability). Some of these may count toward general education requirements.

COURSE

S.H.

 

COURSE

S.H.

BIO 155 Environmental Hazards

2

 

CTA 211 Women and Communication

3

BIO 156 Biology of the Environment

4

 

CTA 212 Effective Listening

3

BIO 165 Water Pollution Sources

2

 

CTA 215 Family Communication

3

MTR 162 Air Pollution Sources

4

 

SW/SOC 260 Aging, Impact, Needs & Services

3

SS 250 Society and the Environment

3

 

FIN 100 Personal Finance

3

SOC 101 Social Problems

3

 

MKT 301 Principles of Marketing

3

SOC 200 Concepts of Race and Ethnic Relations

3

 

ECO 207 Contemporary Economic Domestic Issues

3

SOC/JLA 205 Juvenile Delinquency

3

 

SPA 170 Practical Spanish for Health Professionals

3

SOC 230 Sociology of the Community

3

 

PE 253 Fitness Seminar and Laboratory

3

Recommended Course Sequence:

FRESHMAN YEAR SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester
Fall Semester
   *HSC 100 Health Maint. & Promo.
   BIO 105 (offered Fall only)
   SOC 100 Intro to Soc.
   PSY 100 Intro to Psych.
   *HSC 201 (offered Fall only)
   HSC 253 Concepts of Disease
   HSC 285 Service Learning I
   CHE 102 Everyday Chemistry
   CTA or ENG Elective
Spring Semester
Spring Semester
   MAT 115 or 120 Statistics
   BIO 106 (offered Spring only)
   CTA 160, 161, or 162
   HIS 101 Amer. Perspectives
   P.E. Elective
   HSC 205 Nutritiom & Health
   HSC 230 Drug Studies
   HSC 280 Principles of Health Ed.
   SW 215 Human Beh. & Soc. Env.
   CTA or ENG Elective
 
JUNIOR YEAR SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester
Fall Semester.
   *HSC 310 (offered Fall only)
   HSC 160
   HSC Elective
   HSC 490 (offered Fall only)
   HSC 491 (offered Fall only)
Spring Semester
Spring Semester
   *HSC 342 Global Health (offered Spring only)
   HSC 385 Service Learning II
   HSC 486 Program Planning and Eval.
   HSC Elective
   PSY 218 (offered Spring only)
   Free electives
   P.E. Elective

Total SH 125 Hours
** minimum ‘C’ grade required
2.8 QPA for a B.S. Degree

Select one of the following disciplines to satisfy Writing Intense requirement.
SW 270W Writing for the Human Service and Health Care Professions;
ENG 245 Technical Writing;
ENG 270 Basic News Writing;
ENG 271 Human Interest;
ENG 339 Creative Writing.

 
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