Health Education and Behavior: Community Health Promotion (UF Online)
The Department of Health Education and Behavior, with a foundation in the social and biological sciences, offers coursework focused on health information and theory application. Students learn techniques to promote healthy lifestyle choices in individual and group settings, with special attention given to diversity and culturally appropriate health education methodologies.
Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Health Education - Community health promotion is designed for students with a primary interest in community health education or worksite health promotion. Coursework is focused on illness and disease prevention among special target groups within a particular community, with the ultimate goal of providing practical health information to diverse population groups through the use of behavioral interventions. Community health promotion specialists generally find employment in local, state or national government health agencies (state or county health departments, CDC, NIH) and in voluntary organizations such as the American Cancer Society, the March of Dimes and Planned Parenthood. Worksite health promotion specialists find employment opportunities within diverse small and large businesses and organizations.
Community health promotion also is appropriate for students planning to pursue graduate programs in health education or related fields (community or public health, health administration, health policy and epidemiology and disease preventions).
Critical Tracking
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
Equivalent critical-tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.
Semester 1
- Complete 2 of 6 critical-tracking courses: APK 2100C, APK 2105C, BSC 2005/2005L or MCB 2000/2000L; MAC 1105 or MAC 1140 or MAC 1147, PSY 2012, STA 2023
- 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 2
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses
- 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 3
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking courses
- 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 4
- Complete all 6 critical-tracking courses, including labs
- 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
- 2.0 UF GPA required (and maintained through semester 8)
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Recommended Semester Plan
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
| Semester 1 |
Credits |
|---|
| HUM 2305 What is the Good Life (GE-H) |
3 |
| MAC 1105 Basic College Algebra or higher level MAC-prefix course (GE-M) |
3 |
| PSY 2012 General Psychology (GE-S) |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Writing course (WR-6) |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
| Semester 2 |
Credits |
|---|
BSC 2005 Biological Sciences (3) and BSC 2005L Lab in Biological Sciences (1) ** or
MCB 2000 Microbiology (3) and MCB 2000L Microbiology Laboratory (1) (all GE-B) |
4 |
| STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 (GE-M) |
3 |
SYG 2000 Principles of Sociology or
SYG 2010 Social Problems (both GE-S) * |
3 |
| Composition (GE-C; WR-6) |
3 |
| Elective |
2 |
| Total |
15 |
| Semester 3 |
Credits |
|---|
AEC 3030C Effective Oral Communication or
SPC 2608 Introduction to Public Speaking * |
3 |
| APK 2100C Applied Human Anatomy with Laboratory (GE-B) |
4 |
| Electives |
6 |
| Humanities (international focus) and writing course (GE-H and N; WR-6) |
3 |
| Total |
16 |
| Semester 4 |
Credits |
|---|
| APK 2105C Applied Human Physiology with Laboratory (GE-B) |
4 |
| HUN 2201 Fundamentals of Human Nutrition (GE-B) * |
3 |
| Electives |
4 |
| Writing course (WR-6) |
3 |
| Total |
14 |
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* Complete AEC 3030C or SPC 2608, SYG 2010 or SYG 2000, and HUN 2201 before the end of Semester 5.
| Semester 5 |
Credits |
|---|
| HSC 3032 Foundations of Health Education |
3 |
| HSC 3102 Personal and Family Health (GE-S) |
3 |
| HSC specialization courses |
6 |
| Elective, 3000/4000 level |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
| Semester 6 |
Credits |
|---|
| HSC 3201 Community and Environmental Health |
3 |
| HSC 4713 Planning and Evaluating Health Education Programs |
3 |
| HSC specialization courses |
6 |
| Elective, 3000/4000 level |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
| Semester 7 |
Credits |
|---|
| HSC 4302 Methods and Materials in Health Education |
3 |
| HSC 4800 Health Education Professional Development |
3 |
| HSC specialization courses |
6 |
| Elective, 3000/4000 level |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
| Semester 8 |
Credits |
|---|
| HSC 4876 Internship in Health Education |
15 |
| Total |
15 |
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HSC Specialization Courses: 18 credits
| HSC 4133 Human Sexuality Education |
3 |
| HSC 4143 Drug Education |
3 |
| HSC 4233 Patient Health Education |
3 |
| HSC 4574 Nutrition Education for Special Populations |
3 |
| HSC 4579 Women's Health Issues |
3 |
| HSC 4593 HIV/AIDS Education |
3 |
| HSC 4623 Minority Health Issues |
3 |
| HSC 4663 Community Health Methods in Injury Prevention and Control |
3 |
| HSC 4694 Worksite Health Promotion |
3 |
| HSC 4950 Current Topics in Health Education |
3 |
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