Undergraduate Program

Contact Advisement Center, Travelstead Hall (505) 277-5121

Degree Offered

Bachelor of Science in Education in Health Education (B.S.Ed.)

Twenty-six credit hours of course work are required with a 2.5 grade point average.

A concentration in Community Health Education is available to students in the Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.) in Health Education degree program. The program prepares students to meet the competencies of the roles and responsibilities of the entry-level Health Specialist. The Community Health Education concentration is a non-teaching concentration which provides students with a broad-based introduction to community and public health and prepares them for professional practice in community health agencies, clinical settings and the work place. The concentration prepares students for graduate studies in Health Education at the University of New Mexico or any of the many schools of public health in the United States. Screening by Health Education faculty is a prerequisite to entering into the program. Applications for B.S.Ed. in the Health Education program are on the department Web site or see an advisor in Travelstead Hall.

NOTE: Student’s course work must include the University of New Mexico core requirements and at least 40 credit hours of upper-division (300–level and above).

Concentration in Community Health Education

		Credit Hours
First Year
HED 164L	Standard First Aid	3
HED 171	Personal Health Management	3
ANTH 130	Cultures of the World	3
CJ 130	Public Speaking	3
ENGL 110 (or ENGL 112; or ENGL 113)	Accelerated Composition (or Composition II; or Enhanced Composition)	3
ENGL 120	Composition III	3
STAT 145*	Introduction to Statistics	3
PSY 105	General Psychology	3
BIOL 123/124L	Biology for Health-Related Science and Non-Majors/Lab	4
CHEM 111	Elements of General Chemistry	4
Social and Behavioral Sciences**	Select from UNM Core Curriculum	3
	Total	35
	* STAT 145 preferred or select from the UNM Core Curriculum
	** Excluding any course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences that are listed in the program of studies
Second Year
HED 209	Education for AIDS Prevention	1
HED 247	Consumer Health	1
HED 260	Foundations of Health Promotion	3
BIOL 237	Human Anatomy and Physiology I for the Health Sciences	3
PSY 200*	Statistical Principles	3
PSY 220*	Developmental Psychology	3
ENGL 219	Technical and Professional Writing	3
NUTR 244	Human Nutrition	3
Fine Arts	Select from UNM Core Curriculum	3
Second Language	Select from UNM Core Curriculum	3
Humanities	Select from UNM Core Curriculum	6
	Total	32
	*PSY 200 and PSY 220 are required prerequisites for PSY 331
Third Year
BIOL 239L	Microbiology for the Health Sciences and Non-Majors	4
HED 310	Injury Prevention	1
HED 306	Conflict Mediation	1
HED 321	Violence Prevention	1
HED 333	Emotional Health and Interpersonal Relationships	3
HED 446	Health Promotion Program Planning	3
EDPY 303	Human Growth and Development	3
CJ	Upper-Division Elective	3
PSY 331	Psychology of Personality	3
SOC 342	Social Epidemiology	3
	General Education Elective	3
	Total	28
Fourth Year
HED 451	Secondary Teaching Methods and Curriculum Development for Health Education	2
HED 362	Introduction to Health Behavior Theory	3
HED 371	Community Health	3
HED 482	Introduction to Health Education and Multi-Cultural Health Beliefs	3
HED 495	Field Experience	6
HED	Electives	3
OILS 421	Production and Utilization of Instructional Materials	3
OILS 483	Instructional Applications: Computer Technology	3
	General Electives	7
	Total	33

Minor Study

School Health Education

The curriculum leading to a minor in School Health Education is designed to prepare the student to teach health education in middle and/or junior and senior high schools (grades 7-12). Students who are awarded the School Health Education minor may apply to New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) for a health endorsement after they obtain their initial teaching license and first area of endorsement.

Requirements

All the courses listed for School Health Education minor support specific content taught as a school health educator. A grade of C or better is required for each content course listed.

		Credit Hours
HED 171	Personal Health Management	3
HED 209	Education for AIDS Prevention	1
HED 212	Fundamentals of Human Sexuality	3
HED 247	Consumer Health	1
HED 306	Conflict Mediation	1
HED 310	Injury Prevention	1
HED 321	Violence Prevention	1
HED 333	Emotional Health and Interpersonal Relationships	3
HED 362	Introduction to Health Behavior Theory	3
HED 445	Strategies for Prevention of Substance Use	1
HED 473	Health Issues in Death and Dying	3
HED 477	Stress Management	3
	Total Upper-Division	16
	Total	24