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Bachelor of Science
The B.S. in Community Health Education program addresses the responsibilities, functions, skills, and knowledge to become a successful and effective community health educator. Students explore effective ways to promote health and prevent disease in populations, and to plan, develop, implement and evaluate community health education programs. Students learn important the critical components of community health education such as social and behavioral health, research and assessment, epidemiology and chronic and communicable diseases. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2014), "employment of health educators and community health workers is projected to grow 21 percent from 2012 to 2022, faster than the average for all occupations. Growth will be driven by efforts to improve health outcomes and to reduce healthcare costs by teaching people about healthy habits, behaviors and utilization of available health care services." This degree program is designed for students who want careers in public or private health organizations. Health educators are professionals who plan, implement, and evaluate activities to help improve the health of people in settings such as schools, workplace programs, community agencies, health care facilities, government organizations, businesses, and colleges. The BS in Community Health Education program prepares the student for the professional certification examination to become a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) offered through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.
The Community Health Education (BS) program contains 17 identified courses across 4 requirement categories. The prerequisite data currently includes 1 known course relationships.
Structured catalog requirement categories, credit thresholds, and nested course rules.
42 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
42 credit(s) from: GenEd
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36 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
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12 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
12 credit(s) from CHE, HCM, IHP, or PHE within the 100 - 499 range or from the following courses: Minimum of 9 credits from courses numbered 300 to 499
30 Total Credits
30 credit(s).
Known courses in this degree map with credits and prerequisite links from catalog data.
| Course | Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| IHP 340 | Statistics for Healthcare Professionals | 3 | None listed |
| BIO 210 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology | 3 | None listed |
| PSY 108 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | None listed |
| CHE 110 | Introduction to Community Health Education | 3 | None listed |
| CHE 220 | Communicable Diseases | 3 | None listed |
| CHE 300 | Methods and Materials in Health Education | 3 | None listed |
| CHE 350 | Program Administration | 3 | None listed |
| CHE 460 | Health Communication, Social Marketing, and Advocacy | 3 | None listed |
| CHE 490 | Community Health Capstone | 3 | None listed |
| IHP 200 | Wellness Across the Lifespan | 3 | None listed |
| IHP 330 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 | None listed |
| PHE 327 | Research and Assessment in Public Health | 3 | None listed |
| PHE 340 | Social and Behavioral Health | 3 | None listed |
| PHE 423 | Evaluation Methods in Public Health | 3 |
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| PHE 425 | Programming Planning in Public Health | 3 | None listed |
| SNHU 290 | Experiential Learning | 3 | None listed |
| SNHU 495 | Internship | 3 | None listed |