Program Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education at UIW prepares students to become health professionals who focus on educating and promoting health within communities. The program emphasizes health promotion, disease prevention, and improving health equity. Graduates can pursue careers as community health educators, health educators, patient navigators, health promotion specialists, program managers, and health policy analysts.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Overview:
The Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education at UIW emphasizes improving individuals' and communities' health based on specific needs. Students will create, implement, and evaluate community health programs while learning domains of competency like behavioral health, research, chronic diseases, and infectious diseases.
Objectives:
- Prepare students as specialists in community health education by emphasizing health promotion, preventing disease, and improving health equity.
- Develop leaders in teaching, research, and service within communities.
- Train students with evidence-based approaches in addressing community health issues.
- Provide a supportive academic environment fostering success in the program.
Program Description:
The Community Health Education (CHED) program prepares graduates to become health professionals focusing on educating and promoting health within communities, advocating for community needs. The program adopts an interdisciplinary approach, with faculty members from CHED, Psychology, and Nutrition contributing expertise.
Outline:
Program Content:
- Science: Focuses on the foundations of health and disease, biological sciences, natural science courses, chemistry, and more.
- Social and Behavioral Sciences: Covers foundations of human development, cultural diversity, and psychological principles.
- Math/ Quantitative Reasoning: Includes foundational statistics and data analysis courses.
- Humanities/ Fine Arts: Encompasses courses in the arts, philosophy, religious studies, and more.
Course Schedule:
The program curriculum is structured to be completed within four years. The projected internship hours are around 380, beginning during the fall semester of the senior year.
Modules:
CHED 2310: Health Science CHED 2320: Introduction to Public and Community Health CHED 2330: Principles of Community Health Education CHED 3305: Research Methods for Community Health CHED 3310: Community Health Promotion CHED 3320: Fundamentals of Health Policy CHED 3330: Communicable/Chronic Disease CHED 3340: Fundamentals of Human Performance CHED 4108: Community Health Education Internship CHED 4250: Senior Seminar CHED 4310: Public Health and Epidemiology CHED 4320: Community Health Program Planning and Evaluation CHED 4330: Community Health Communication and Education Skills NUTR 2400: Environmental Nutrition NUTR 3342: Nutrition in the Life Cycle
Careers:
Potential Career Paths:
Graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education can pursue various career paths, including:
- Community Health Educator
- Health Educator
- Patient Navigator
- Health Promotion Specialist
- Program Manager
- Health Policy Analyst
Opportunities and Outcomes:
- Opportunities exist in healthcare facilities, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and corporations.
- Graduates can advance health equity, improve health outcomes, and promote healthy behaviors through education and outreach.