Degree Requirements

Department of Health Science

The first three terms of course work provide the foundation for both the Community Health Concentration and the School Health Concentration.

Recommended Course Sequence For Health Education Students

Freshman Year, First Term (16 units)
Course		Requirement	Units
HLTH 101	Wellness for a Diverse Society	II.B.3.	3
BIOL 190	Introductory Biology for the Health Professions		4
PSYC 101	Introduction to Psychology	II.C.2.	3
ENGL 102	Writing for a Liberal Education	I.A.	3
HIST 145 or HIST 146	History of the U.S. to the Mid-19th Century History of the U.S. Since the Mid-19th Century	II.B.1.	3
Total Units			16

Freshman Year, Second Term (16 units)
Course		Requirement	Units
CHEM 105	Chemistry for Allied Health Professions	II.A.	4
COMM 131	Fundamentals of Speech Communication		3
GERO 101	Introduction to Gerontology	II.C.2.	3
xxxx	Community Health: Focus Area		3
xxxx	GenEd I.B. Elective		3
Total Units			16

Sophomore Year, First Term (16 units)
Course		Requirement	Units
BIOL 213	Human Anatomy and Physiology		4
HLTH 103	Emergency Medical Care		3
HTLH 222	Foundations of Health and Health Behavior		3
HLTH 207	Health Care in the U.S.	CHTH/SCHE*	3
xxxx	GenEd. I.E.		3
Total Units			16

Sophomore Year, Second Term (16 units)
Course		Requirement	Units
BIOL 214	Human Anatomy and Physiology II		4
PSYC 201	Educational Psychology		3
xxxx	GenEd II.C.1.	no history	3
MATH xxx	Math	I.C.	3
HLTH xxx	Community Health Focus Area		3
Total Units			16

Junior Year, First Term (15-16 units)
Course		Requirement	Units
HLTH 315	Curriculum and Planning in Health Education		3
HLTH 208	Mental Health/Stress/Crisis		3
xxxx	GenEd Elective	II.D.	3
HLTH 311	Chronic and Communicable Disease		3
SCED 341 HLTH 402	Principles of Secondary Education Health and Social Welfare Promotion (elective)		4 3
Total Units			15-16

Junior Year, Second Term (15-16 units)
Course		Requirement	Units
HLTH 425	Instructional Methods in Health Education		3
HLTH 435	Epidemiological Basis of Diseases	CHTH/SCHE*	3
HLTH 220	Sexuality in a Diverse Society	II.C.3.	3
HLTH 405	Drugs in Our Culture		3
SCED 460 HLTH xxx	Teaching Reading Secondary School Community Health Focus Area	SCHE/SCHL*	4 3
Total Units			15-16

Senior Year, First Term (12-15 units)
Course		Requirement	Units
HLTH 204	Nutrition/Weight Control Consumer		3
HLTH 430	Organization/Implementation/Management of Health Programs		3
HLTH 432	Measurement and Evaluation in Health Education		3
EDUC 401 SPED 301 HLTH xxx	Foundations of Education Introduction to Special Education Community Health Focus Area	SCHE/SCHL* SCHE/SCHL*	3 3 3-6
Total Units			12-15

Senior Year, Second Term (12-15 units)
Course		Requirement	Units
HLTH 422 SCED 461 HLTH 388 SCED 461 and HLTH 387	Field Work in Community Health Teaching Reading in Content SCHE/SCHL Student Teaching in Secondary Education Teaching Reading in Content SCHE/SCHL Student Teaching in Secondary Education		12 3 12 3 6
HLTH 421	Fieldwork in Community Health		3
Total Units			12-15

Department of Health Science
Linthicum Hall, Room 101

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Phone: 410-704-2637
Fax: 410-704-4670

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