Public Health Education Major, Healthcare Navigator Concentration, BAS

General Education Curriculum: (38-39 Semester Hours)

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Public Health Education Core Courses: (33 Hours)

• HED 240 - Introduction to Public Health
• HED 241 - Biostatistics for Public Health
• HED 250 - Professional Foundations of Public Health Education
• HED 310 - Theoretical Foundations of Health Behavior and Social Science
• HED 314 - Principles of Epidemiology
• HED 350 - Public Health Interventions
• HED 355 - Planning and Evaluation Models in Public Health
• HED 405 - Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities
• HED 450 - Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of Public Health

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• Choose one of the following:

• HED 498 - Internship in Public Health Education

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• HED 499 - Research in Public Health Education

Required Healthcare Navigator Concentration Electives: (21 Semester Hours)

• PSY 206 - Human Growth and Development
• NU 204 - Healthcare Ethics Across the Lifespan
• NU 291 - Medical Terminology for the Health Professions
• HED 199 - Navigating Health Insurance and Managed Care
• MIS 340 - Health Care Information Technology

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• Choose one of the following:

• HED 260 - Patient Education

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• HED 270 - Health & Wellness Counseling and Education

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• Choose one chronic disease elective:

• HED 301 - Aging and Public Health
• HED 316 - Chronic Disease and Public Health
• FN 345 - Nutrition & Chronic Disease

Career and Technical Transfer: (40 Semester Hours)

Students who have completed an A.A.S or other approved technical Associate’s degree may transfer 40 semester hours of approved career and technical credit. Career and technical coursework may only be applied to a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree.

Total Hours Required for a BAS in Public Health Education, Healthcare Navigator Concentration: 120 Semester Hours.