Health Education Professional Courses
HEP 2000. First Aid and Emergency Care. Provides instruction and practical experience for the development of first aid knowledge, skills, and personal judgment. Focuses on recognizing emergencies, activating EMS, and providing direct care. (2 cr) (F,Sp,Su)
HEP 2300. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Techniques and skills of adult, child, and infant airway managment and cardiopulmonary resuscitation for the lay person (one rescuer). Taught according to current standards. (1 cr)(Arr)
HEP 2500. Health and Wellness. Designed to enable students to enhance personal wellness by gaining understanding about the social, physical, spiritual, and emotional dimensions of health, and by applying different strategies for improving personal health behaviors. (2 cr)(F,Sp,Su)
HEP 3000. Drugs and Human Behavior. Students evaluate the historical and modern use, misuse, and abuse of drugs in relation to current concepts of physical, social, and emotional wellness. Special emphasis on educational and community strategies for prevention of drug-related problems. (3 cr)(F,Su)
HEP 3100. School Health Programs. Essentials of the existing paradigm of Comprehensive School Health Programs and their development in relation to current child health status. Assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the School Health Education Emphasis or School Health Minor or consent of instructor. (3 cr)(F)
HEP 3200. Consumer Health. Focuses on helping students become discriminating consumers of health information, health products, and health services. (3 cr)(F,Su)
HEP 3300. Clinical Experience I. Clinical experience in school health education. Prerequisite: Acceptance into School Health major or minor. (1 cr)(F,Sp)
HEP 3400. Stress Management. Concepts and principles of personal stress management, with special emphasis on effective stress management coping strategies, maximizing positive stress outcomes, and minimizing negative stress effects, to aid in obtaining and maintaining a balanced health homeostatic condition. (3 cr)(F,Sp)
HEP 3500. Elementary School Health Education. Explores child health status and the vital roles that the school/elementary teacher plays in enabling children to acquire healthful lifestyle behaviors while increasing their potential for academic success. (2 cr) (F,Sp)
HEP 3600 (CI) Introduction to Community Health. Introduction to agencies, facilities, and programs playing a role in protection and promotion of health in the community. Special emphasis on competencies necessary for the health educator to function in a variety of community settings. Prerequisite: HEP 2500. (3 cr)(F)
HEP 3800. Grant Proposal Writing. Teaches practical skills needed to plan and write proposals for federal, state, local, and private funding. Students develop proposals in area in which they have developed expertise, and coordinate with a local agency for funding. Prerequisites: HEP 2500, ENGL 2010, and passing score on Computer and Information Literacy (CIL) Exam. (3 cr)(Sp)
HEP 3900. Social Marketing in Health Education. Explores social marketing techniques in health education for enhancing healthy behavioral change. Examines aids in health programming, including their implementation and evaluation. Prerequisites: HEP 2500 and passing score on Computer and Information Literacy (CIL) Exam. (3 cr) (Sp)
HEP 4100. Foundations of Community Health. Professional preparation course for health education majors. Primary emphasis on ethical issues, behavioral and sociological theories used in the profession, philosophical issues, technology, and health education methodologies. Prerequisite: HEP 2500. (3 cr)(Sp)
HEP 4200 (QI). Planning and Evaluation for Health Education. Provides in depth study of planning, implementation, and evaluation of school and community health education programs. Students obtain hands-on experience planning a health education program. Prerequisites: HEP 3600; Math 1030 or Stat 1040. (3 cr)(F)
HEP 4250. Advanced Cooperative Work Experience. Professional level cooperative education work experience as student advances toward completion of the program. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (1-15 cr)(F,Sp,Su) ®
HEP 4300. Clinical Experience II. Clinical experience in school health education. Prerequisite: Acceptance into School Health major or minor. (1 cr)(F,Sp)
HEP 4400. Creative Methods in Teaching Health Education. Planning, designing, and evaluating comprehensive school health education curricula and instruction for secondary school students, utilizing various creative instructional strategies and materials. Participation in peer teaching experiences. Prerequisite: Junior standing and acceptance into School Health Education. (3 cr)(F,Sp)
HEP 4500. Sexuality Education Within the Schools. Emphasizes broad understanding of human sexuality, with specific focus on adolescent sexuality/behavior, age and topic appropriate instruction, state law, and effective curriculum/ strategies for human sexuality education within the secondary schools. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the School Health Education emphasis or School Health minor, or consent of instructor. (3 cr)(Sp)
HEP 4600. Field Work in Health Education. Supervised student participation in school or community health programs or directed projects. Prerequisites: HEP 3600, 4100, and consent of instructor. (1-9 cr)(F,Sp,Su) ®
HEP 4700H. Honors Senior Thesis. Requirements for the honors thesis include: (1) a detailed review of scholarly literature on the health topic of interest to the student, and (2) the collection of primary data on the topic of interest (e.g., through interviews, surveys, focus groups, etc.) which must include references. The student must meet regularly with the faculty mentor, who will help with the development of the honors thesis. (1-6 cr)(F,Sp,Su)
HEP 5000 (CI). Race, Class, and Gender Issues in Health. Focuses on how multicultural issues affect health status and health choices. Special emphasis on how race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and gender impact health status and access to health care. Prerequisite: Junior standing. (3 cr)(Arr)
HEP 5100 (CI). Cultural and Complementary Medicine. Provides in-depth view into health beliefs, traditions, and practices of various cultures and of the major minority groups in the U.S. Emphasizes ancient, eastern, and native health practices collectively known as complementary medicine and healing modalities. (3 cr)(Sp)
HEP 5200. International Health. Explores meaning of "health" through the lens of different cultures. Provides an international comparison of health status, including morbidity and mortality data. Evaluates different programs, policies, and strategies for addressing international health problems. Prerequisite: Junior standing. (3 cr)(Arr)
HEP 5500. Student Teaching Seminar. Weekly seminar dealing with the professional practice of school health education. Prerequisite: HEP 4400. (2 cr)(F,Sp)
HEP 5630. Student Teaching. Practical experience teaching health in the public school system. Prerequisite: HEP 4400. (10 cr)(F,Sp)
HEP 5700. Special Topics in Health. In-depth review and discussion of special topics in health. (1-6 cr)(Arr) ®
HEP 5900. Independent Study. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (1-3 cr) (F,Sp,Su) ®
HEP 5950. Independent Research. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (1-3 cr) (F,Sp,Su) ®
HEP 6000. Evaluating Health-Promotion Programs. Students learn to develop and carry out a health-promotion program evaluation, interpret the results of an evaluation, and identify implications for future program planning. (3 cr)(Sp)
HEP 6100. Current Trends in Health Promotion. Focuses on trends and issues in the promotion of health behaviors in a variety of settings. Analyzes and challenges prevailing assumptions and philosophies in relation to health promotion. (3 cr)(F)
HEP 6250. Graduate Cooperative Work Experience. Professional level of education work experience in a cooperative education position for graduate students. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (1-15 cr)(F,Sp,Su)
HEP 6300. Stress Management. Explores concepts and principles of personal stress management, with special emphasis on effective stress management coping strategies, maximizing positive stress outcomes, and minimizing negative stress effects, thus aiding in obtaining and maintaining a balanced, healthy homeostatic condition. (3 cr) (Arr)
HEP 6600. Field Work in Health Education. Supervised student participation in school or community health projects or directed projects. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (3 cr)(F,Sp,Su) ®
HEP 6700. Special Topics in Health. In-depth review and discussion of special topics in health. (1-6 cr)(Arr) ®
HEP 6800. Seminar in Health Behavior. Explores current theoretical perspectives in relation to behaviors. Students critically examine theories commonly used in health education. Focuses on practical application of theory in health promotion programs. (3 cr)(F)
HEP 6900. Independent Study. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (1-3 cr) (F,Sp,Su) ®
HEP 6950. Independent Research. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (1-3 cr) (F,Sp,Su) ®
HEP 6970. Thesis. (1-9 cr)(F,Sp,Su) ®
HEP 6990. Continuing Graduate Advisement. (1-12 cr)(F,Sp,Su) ®
®Repeatable for credit. Check with major department for limitations on number of credits that can be counted for graduation.