Health Education (BS)
Health and Behavioral Sciences
Health and Physical Education
HEGIS Number: 0837
- Info
- The Online Bulletin is for information purposes only. Current students must complete the requirements as outlined in the York Bulletin as applicable.
- Course Descriptions
- Course descriptions can be found in the online PDF version of the Bulletin
Health Education Majors Planning to Apply for New York State Teaching
Students planning to seek New York State teaching certification in Health Education K-12 are required to file an application for admission form in the Department of Teacher Education office during their sophomore year. Students who do not apply during their sophomore year or fail to seek advisement through the Teacher Education Program will not be eligible for certification. Students who wish to pursue the School Health Education major and who wish New York State Provisional Certification, should consult their major advisor for proper programming. The School Health Education major is designed to prepare students to teach health education grades K-12. School health educators are skilled in health instruction as well as in curriculum development. In cooperation with the Teacher Education Department, this program leads to teaching certification by New York State. In addition, students majoring in School Health Education are prepared to enter graduate programs in health education and related fields.
Major Discipline Requirements |
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Required Major Discipline Courses |
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| HE201 | Foundations of Health and Wellness | 2 |
| HE219 | Health Services | 3 |
| HE223 | Health Behavior | 2 |
| HE224 | Laboratory in Health Behavior | 1 |
| HE241 | Sex and Sexuality | 3 |
| HE312 | Health and Disease | 3 |
| HE314 | Nutrition and Health | 2 |
| HE315 | Consumer Health | 2 |
| HE316 | Family Health | 3 |
| HE321 | Health Counseling | 3 |
| HE331 | Program Planning | 3 |
| HE342 | Drug Use and Abuse | 3 |
| HE363 | Measurement and Evaluation in Health and Physical Education | 3 |
| HE481 | Organization and Administration of Health Edducation | 3 |
| BIO281 | Human Structure and Function | 4 |
Education Certification requirements |
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Foundation Courses |
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| AC230 | Teaching with Multimedia Technology** | 2 |
| EDUC280 | Child and Adolescent Development for Teachers | 3 |
| EDUC283 | Effective Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| EDUC284 | Field Experience in Teaching and Learning | 1 |
| MATH271 | Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers# | 4 |
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| SOC202 | Evolution of Major Ideas and Issues in Education | 3 |
| PHIL202 | Evolution of Major Ideas and Issues in Education | 3 |
Methods Courses |
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| EDUC329 | Curriculum and Methods in Health Education at the Elementary Level | 3 |
| EDUC330 | Curriculum and Methods in Health Education at the Secondary Level | 3 |
| EDUC340 | Literacy Instruction inside Middle and Secondary Schools | 3 |
Student Teaching |
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| EDUC418 | Supervised Student Teaching Health Education (grades 1-6) | 4 |
| EDUC419 | Supervised Student Teaching Health Education (grades 7-12) | 4 |
*Prospective Health Education 1-12 majors are required to take Biology 120, which may be used towards fulfillment of the Natural Science Area requirements.
**Students who do not evident technology compentencies may need to take AC101 in order to graduate.
# Majors must complete 2 Mathematics courses, MATH 111 and a second Mathematics course selected from MATH 271 or among the Mathematics General Education Course listing.
Proof of a current First Aid/CPR certification.