Health Education M.Ed.
Admission Requirements
Core Course Requirements
Core Courses
Foundations Component
| ELED 510 | Research Methods, Analysis, and Applications | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
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| FNED 502 | Social Issues in Education | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
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| FNED 546 | Contexts of Schooling | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
Related Disciplines Component
| SPED 531 | Overview of Special Education: Policies/Practices | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
Choose Concentration A or B
A. Health Educator
Professional Education Component
| HPE 500 | Introduction to Health Education and Health Promotion | 3 | Fall. |
| HPE 501 | Curriculum Design in Health Education | 3 | Fall. |
| HPE 505 | Principles of Program Development in Health Education | 3 | Spring. |
| HPE 507 | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 3 | Spring. |
| HPE 562 | Seminar in Health Education | 3 | Spring. |
THREE COURSES from
| HPE 404 | School Health and Physical Education Leadership | 3 | Spring. |
| HPE 406 | Program Planning in Health Promotion | 3 | Spring or as needed. |
| HPE 410 | Managing Stress and Mental/Emotional Health | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
| HPE 431 | Drug Education | 3 | Fall. |
| HPE 503 | Health Education Pedagogy | 3 | Spring. |
| HPE 504 | Application of Health Content | 3 | Fall. |
| HPE 508 | Psycho-Social Aspects of Human Movement | 3 | As needed. |
| HPE 509 | Teaching Sports through a Tactical Perspective | 3 | As needed. |
| HPE 522 | Current Issues in Physical Education | 3 | As needed. |
| HPE 523 | Adventure Education | 3 | As needed. |
| HPE 530 | Family Life and Sexuality Education | 3 | Fall. |
| HPE 531 | Methods and Procedures for School Nurse Teachers | 3 | Spring. |
| HPE 550 | Topics in Health/Health Education | 3 | As needed. |
| HPE 563 | Professional Ethics and Social Health Issues | 3 | Spring. |
| HPE 580 | Workshops in Health/Health Education | 3 | As needed. |
| HPE 590 | Directed Study in Health Education | 3 | As needed. |
| HPE 591 | Directed Reading in Health Education | 3 | As needed. |
Electives
| ELECTIVE | This course should be health-related or in health education. Some students may have to take an additional foundations of education course as this elective. | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36-37 | |
B. School Nurse Teacher Certification
This concentration is awaiting RIDE program approval. Please contact the deaprtment chair, Dr. Robin Kirkwood Auld, rauld@ric.edu for the latest update.
Professional Education Component
| CEP 552 | Psychological Perspectives on Learning and Teaching | 3 | Fall, Summer. |
| HPE 500 | Introduction to Health Education and Health Promotion | 3 | Fall. |
| HPE 503 | Health Education Pedagogy | 3 | Spring. |
| HPE 504 | Application of Health Content | 3 | Fall. |
| HPE 530 | Family Life and Sexuality Education | 3 | Fall. |
| HPE 531 | Methods and Procedures for School Nurse Teachers | 3 | Spring. |
| HPE 562 | Seminar in Health Education | 3 | Spring. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30-31 | |