School Health Education, Certificate

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Overview	Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
Certificate Requirements	Arnold School of Public Health

Overview

This is an 18-hour post-bachelor’s program which provides students the opportunities to strengthen their knowledge in school health education content and teaching methods. The program is designed for teachers, staff in school settings, and others who will work with school-aged children. For certified teachers, this 18-hour certificate program will lead to the 24-hour teacher “add-on” certification in health education provided by the S.C. State Department of Education.

Certificate Requirements

Three Required Courses (9 Hours)

HPEB 502 - Applied Aspects of Human Nutrition
HPEB 521
or
HPEB 720
HPEB 701 - Theoretical Foundations of Health Promotion.

Electives (9 Hours)

Select one course from the following:

HPEB 501 - Human Sexuality Education
HPEB 511 - Health Problems in a Changing Society
HPEB 540 - Drug Education
HPEB 547 - Consumer Health in Contemporary Society
HPEB 550 - Behavioral Concepts and Processes for the Health Professional
HPEB 711 - Applied Health Communication.

Select two courses from the following:

HPEB 705 - Contemporary Concepts of Health and Health Education.
HPEB 712 - Changing Health Practices.
HPEB 750
or
HPEB 709
HPEB 771 - Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Population Health

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School Health Education, Certificate

Three Required Courses (9 Hours)

Electives (9 Hours)

Select one course from the following:

Select two courses from the following: