Bachelor of Science in Education

Health Education

• What is the Health Education major?
• What will I study in the Health Education program?
• What can I do with a Health Education degree?
• Are there any admission requirements for the Health Education degree?
• What coursework is required for the Health Education degree?

What is the Health Education major?
The Health Education major leads to a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Education. Successful completion of the degree and licensure requirements will result in an Ohio Teaching Licensure in Health Education, pre-kindergarten to grade 12.

What will I study in the Health Education program?
Health education is a learning process which enables people, as individuals and as members of society, to voluntarily make decisions, modify behaviors, and change social structures in ways that are health enhancing (Joint Committee on Health Education Terminology, 1990). Students pursuing teacher licensure in health education will specialize in child and adolescent health. Coursework in this major includes developmentally appropriate practices integrated with health-related content; educational theory in curriculum, instruction, and assessment; philosophy, pedagogy, and technology. Practical field experiences (55 hours minimum during the first three years) and intern teaching (1 semester) occur during the program in suburban, rural, and urban schools.

What can I do with a Health Education degree?
Graduates of this licensure program may teach health education in schools, preK-12.
Because schools are linked to communities, health educators may be hired to do school-community coordinating work for children and youth before, during, and after school in collaboration with other health and education professionals. Some graduates have entered careers in community health organizations, work site wellness programs, and/or clinical health promotion settings. This degree also serves as a foundation for graduate study at many universities.

Are there any admission requirements for the Health Education degree?
Students must enroll in the Department of Kinesiology and Health to take KNH courses as a pre-major. Students are eligible to apply to become a major after fulfilling the following requirements:

1. Enroll as a Health Education pre-major
2. Complete 24 credit hours
3. Complete 12 hours in the Miami Plan (included in the 24)
4. Complete KNH 102, KNH 188, KNH 188L, KNH 242
5. Achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.5

A 2.50 GPA (cumulative and in the major) is required for admission, retention, and graduation in health education. Declaration of the major can be made in the Department of Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies.

There is a target enrollment for each major so students with the highest GPA will receive preference in admittance into each major if there are more applicants than there are positions available.

What coursework is required for the Health Education degree?
Coursework is taken in five categories. Click on each link below to see the specific courses within each category:

I. Miami Plan for Liberal Education
II. KNH Departmental Core
III. Health Studies Core
IV. Developmental Focus: Child & Adolescent Health
V. Health Education Teacher Licensure Core

I. Miami Plan for Liberal Education (Health Education)

The following Foundation requirements are explained in The Miami Bulletin: General Bulletin of Program Requirements and Course Descriptions

Note: Remember historical (H) and non-dominant (ND) perspective requirements of the Miami Plan.

II. KNH Departmental Core

Take all of these courses:
KNH 102 Fundamentals of Nutrition (3)
KNH 184 Motor Skill Learning and Performance (3)
KNH 184.L Motor Skill Learning and Performance Lab (1)
KNH 188 Exercise and Health (3), MP II C and
KNH 188.L Exercise and Health Laboratory (1) or
KNH 242 Personal Health (3) (MPF II C) or
KNH 245 Personal Health and Pedagogy for Early Childhood Teachers (3)
KNH 276 The Meaning of Leisure (3) MP IIC, H, or
KNH 274 Critical Perspectives on the Body (3)
III. Health Promotion
ZOO 161 Human Physiology (4), MP IVA
MBI 131 Community Health Perspectives (2), MP IVA
SOC 221 Human Sexuality (3)
SOC 357 Medical Sociology (3)
KNH 188 Exercise and Health (3), MP II C
KNH 188L Exercise and Health Laboratory (1)
KNH 205 Drugs: A Health Perspective (2)
KNH 206 AIDS: Etiology, Prevalence and Prevention (3), MP II C
KNH 242 Personal Health (3) (MPF 11 C)
KNH 362 Health Education Pedagogy (4) (Prereq: KNH 242 or 245 & junior standing)
KNH 462 Health Program Planning and Evaluation (3)
Health-Related Electives (7)

IV. Developmental Focus: Child & Adolescent Health

Take these three:
KNH 190 Professional Perspectives in Health and Physical Education (2) *
KNH 245 Personal Health & Pedagogy for Early Childhood Teachers (3) *
KNH 415 Wellness Perspectives for Adolescents (3) *

Take two of the following:

FSW 207 Serving and Supporting Children, Youth, and Families I (4)
FSW 208 Serving and Supporting Children, Youth, and Families II (5)
KNH 232 Health Issues of Children and Youth (2)
KNH 408 Perinatal and Childhood Nutrition (3)*

Health Education majors are required to take these courses in sequential order: KNH 190 , 245, 362, 415

V. Health Education Teacher Licensure Core
EDP 201 Human Development & Learning in Social and Educational Contexts (3)
EDP 301   Assessment and Evaluation in Educational Settings (3)
EDP 352 Inclusion for Children & Youth with Exceptionalities (2)
EDL 204 Sociocultural Foundations in Education (3)
EDL 318 Leadership in Education (3)
EDP 221   Technology and Education (1)
EDP 222   Technology and Education Lab (2)  (taken concurrently with EDP 221)
KNH 419A Intern Teaching in Health Education (12)

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Sources of Additional Information
           
Valerie A. Ubbes, PhD, CHES
Career Planning and Placement Office           
Health Education Program Leader
228 Hoyt Hall
513-529-3831

Physical Education, Health and Sport Studies Career Resource Center
204 D Phillips Hall
513-529-2736
careerservices@muohio.edu
ubbesva@muohio.edu

Student Counseling Service
195 Health Services Center
Oxford, OH 45056
 513-529-4634

Branch Campuses:
Career Counseling
205-L Thesken Hall
513-727-3249 (Middletown)

Career Resource Library
536 Mosler Hall
513-785-3236 (Hamilton)

Coursework in the Health Education Teacher Licensure program is aligned to two frameworks from the disciplines of education and health:

Education

The School of Education and Allied Professions is a community of collaborative practitioners who endeavor to prepare "caring, competent, and transformative educators" by infusing skills, knowledge, and dispositions at the highest level. According the guidelines by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), graduates will:

1. Institutional Standard I:         Be well grounded in general studies;
2. Institutional Standard II:        Appreciate & understand diverse learners, mentors, peers, & the learning process;

1. Institutional Standard III:      Demonstrate sensitivities to learning contexts and environments;
2. Institutional Standard IV:      Engages in planning, implementation, and evaluation of varied instructional strategies; and

1. Institutional Standard V:        Demonstrates professional commitments and dispositions.

Health

According to the National Health Education Credentialing, Inc., a health educator is able to:

Responsibility I ‑         Assess Individual and Community Needs for Health Education
Responsibility II ‑       Plan Effective Health Education Programs
Responsibility III ‑      Implement Health Education Programs
Responsibility IV ‑      Evaluate the Effectiveness of Health Education Programs
Responsibility V ‑       Coordinate Health Education Services; and
Responsibility VI ‑      Act as a Resource Person
Responsibility VII ‑    Communicating Health Education Needs, Concerns, & Resources