The University of St. Thomas

Community Health Education

Community Health Education open book View Catalog Entry

Description of Major
A major in community health education prepares students for work in community health. Students graduating with a major in community health education will be able to effectively apply the knowledge and skills required in community health education settings.

Major Courses:
  • HLTH 250 Personal Health & Wellness (4 credits)
  • HLTH 285 Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs (ATOD) (2 credits)
  • HLTH 310 Global Health (4 credits) 
  • HLTH 345 Nutrition for Hlth. & Well. (4 credits)
  • HLTH 353 Cons. Comm. & Envr. Hlth. (4 credits)
  • HLTH 400 Epidemiology (4 credits)
  • HLTH 342 Health Curr. & Admin. (4 credits)
  • HLTH 352 Methods and Instruction  (4 credits)
  • HLTH 462 Human Sexuality Education (4 credits)
  • HLTH 464 Critical Issues in Health Ed. (4 credits)  
  • HLTH 465 Health Research Methods (4 credits) 
  • HLTH 470  Internship (100 hours) (2 credits)

Subtotal:  44 credits

Allied Courses:

  • PHED 208 Anatomy and Physiology (4 credits)
  • PSYC 111 General Psychology (4 credits)
  • SOCI  100 Introduction to Sociology (4 credits)
  • Select one of the following: 
    • BIOL 101 General Biology (4 credits)
    • BIOL 105 Human Biology (4 credits) 
    • Select one of the following:
    • COJO  105 Comm. in the Workplace (4 credits)
    • COJO  112 Public Communication (4 credits)

Subtotal:  20 credits

Recommended Courses:

  • HLTH 275 Lifelong Stress Management (2 credits)
  • PSYC 200 Psy. of Infancy & Childhood (4 credits)
  • PSYC 203 Psy. of Adolescence (4 credits)
  • PSYC 204 Psy of Adulthood & Aging (4 credits)

Additional Core Curriculum Requirements not met by Major or Allied Courses:

  • Literature and Writing (8 credits)
  • Moral and Philosophical Reasoning (8 credits)
  • Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning (4 credits)
  • Faith and the Catholic Tradition (12 credits)
  • Historical Studies (4 credits)
  • Fine Arts course of choice (4 credits)
  • Language and Culture (12 credits)
  • Human Diversity (contact advisor)

For more information on which courses satisfy the core curriculum requirements, see the course catalogue, here.

Subtotal: 52 credits

Recommended Courses

Electives: Additional courses to bring your total number of credits up to the 132 credits required for graduation. You may want to use these credits to minor in a related field of study.

Subtotal: 12/14 credits

Summary of Credits Needed for Community Health Education Major:

Major Courses: 44 credits
Allied Courses: 20 credits
Core Curriculum Courses: 52 credits
Electives:16 credits

Total:  132 credits
Contact Information:

Contact Us

Department of Health and Human Performance
University of St. Thomas
Anderson Athletic Recreation Center
2115 Summit Avenue,  Mail # 4004, ARC 206
St. Paul, MN 55105-1096

For general questions, contact:

Lisa Keiser, Office Coordinator
lmkeiser@stthomas.edu
(651) 962-5982

For questions to our interim department chair, contact:

Dr. Peter Parilla, Faculty/Interim Department Chair
pfparilla@stthomas.edu 
(651) 962-5631 or 5975

For questions regarding the Exercise Science major, contact: 

Dr. Bridget Duoos, Faculty
baduoos@stthomas.edu
(651) 962-5909

Paul Mellick, Faculty
mell0159@stthomas.edu
(651) 962-5972

For questions regarding Community Health and Health Promotion, contact:

Dr. Jolynn Gardner, Faculty
gard6522@stthomas.edu
(651) 962-5958


For questions regarding the Physical Education and Health Education Teaching, contact:

Dr. Timothy Mead, Faculty

mead3373@stthomas.edu
(651) 962-5945

 


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