2013-2014 Catalog

Health Education M.Ed.

Admission Requirements

  1. Completion of all Feinsten School of Education and Human Development admission requirements.
  2. Completion of courses in psychology, human physiology or human biology, sociology or anthropology, and in critical areas of health science.
  3. An interview.

Course Requirements

Foundations Component

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ELED 510Research Methods, Analysis, and Applications

3

Offered fall, spring, summer.
FNED 502Social Issues in Education

3

Offered fall, spring, summer.

Related Disciplines Component

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
SPED 531Universal Design for Educating All Students

3

Offered fall and spring.

SPED 531: If its equivalent has not been taken at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Professional Education Component

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HED 500Introduction to Health Education and Health Promotion

3

Offered fall.
HED 501Curriculum Design in Health Education

3

Offered fall.
HED 505Principles of Program Development in Health Education

3

Offered spring.
HED 507Epidemiology and Biostatistics

3

Offered spring.
HED 562Seminar in Health Education

3

Offered fall.

THREE COURSES from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HED 410Stress Management

3

Offered fall and spring.
HED 450Topics in Health Education

3

Offered as needed.
HED 480Workshop in Health Education

3

Offered as needed.
HED 530Family Life and Sexuality Education

3

Offered as needed.
HED 590Directed Study in Health Education

3

Offered as needed.
HED 591Directed Reading in Health Education

3

Offered as needed.

HED 450, HED 480: With consent of advisor.

Electives

Courses should be health-related or health education courses. Some students may have to take an additional foundations of education course as one of these electives.

Comprehensive Assessment

Total Credit Hours: 33-36