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2013-2014 Graduate Catalog 
    
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Courses - Health Promotion


Health Promotion Program

Courses

  • HED 607 - Stress Management


    Credits 3

    STRESS MANAGEMENT

  • HED 627 - Methods in Health Education


    Credits 3

    METHODS IN HEALTH EDUCATION

  • HED 630 - Nutrition


    Credits 3

    NUTRITION

  • HED 635 - Health Studies on Dangerous Drugs


    Credits 3

    HEALTH STUDIES ON DANGEROUS DRUGS

  • HED 700 - Contemporary Issues in Health Promotion


    Credits 3

    Selected studies in health promotion, health education or health-related area addressed through readings, discussions, and/or presentations.

    Formerly
    (HED 780)

    Notes
    Specific topic(s) announced in the schedule of classes. May be taken up to a maximum of six credits.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing, consent of instructor and/or degree program advisor.

  • HED 705 - Theoretical Foundations in Health Promotion


    Credits 3

    Study of the social, cultural, demographic, political, and educational foundations of health promotion. Professional and practice settings in health promotion reviewed. Traditional and contemporary concepts of treatment, intervention, and prevention as applied to health promotion investigated.

  • HED 710 - Fundamentals of Public Health


    Credits 3

    Introduces students to public health concepts and practice. Provides broad overview of the field of public health and focused look at core areas of health promotion and education, environmental health, epidemiology and biostatistics, and health care administration in the public health arena.

  • HED 720 - Program Planning and Grant Writing in Health Promotion


    Credits 3

    Principles of program planning based on assessing individual and community needs and techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of health promotion programs. Also designed to analyze the process to obtain fiscal resources through grants, contracts, and other internal and external sources.

    Prerequisites
    HED 700, 705

  • HED 725 - Epidemiology and Public Health


    Credits 3

    Explores principles related to the distribution and causality of disease. Focuses on etiology, prevention and control of communicable and chronic human disease. Participants trained in basic epidemiological methodology, featuring case-series, case-control, experimental and cohort study

    Same as
    HED 725/EAB 705

  • HED 730 - Program Evaluation in Health Promotion


    Credits 3

    Provides overview of processes and skills required to effectively evaluate health programs. Formative, summative, process, and outcome evaluation methods discussed for application in a variety of professional settings. Includes socio-cultural, political, administrative, and ethical issues in conducting evaluation.

    Formerly
    (HED 715)

    Prerequisites
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  • HED 735 - Practical Applications in Health Promotions


    Credits 3

    Identification and development of methods and strategies within the health education system which influence decisions about personal, family, organizational, and community health promotion. Emphasis on developing competency in planning and implementation of classrooms and clinical teaching strategies and health information dissemination.

    Prerequisites
    HED 700, 705, 720

  • HED 750 - Graduate Project in Health Promotion


    Credits 3

    Capstone experience provides health promotion graduate degree candidate with opportunity to be involved with indepth project either written, experiential, or combination in nature. Planned and carried out under graduate faculty approval and supervision.

  • HED 755 - Thesis Research


    Credits 1-9

    May be repeated, but a maximum of 9 credits will apply towards the student’s degree program.

    Grading
    S/F grading only

    Prerequisites
    HED 735

  • HED 760 - Technology in Health Promotion


    Credits 3

    Use of current technology as it relates to health issues. Provides knowledge and skills to the health professional to enhance utilization of technology applications.

  • HED 785 - Independent Study in Health Promotion


    Credits 1 – 3

    Individually arranged study of areas of health promotion not covered in depth in other courses.

    Notes
    May be repeated up to a maximum of six credits.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor and graduate program advisor.