2023-2024 Catalog

Health Education M.Ed.

Admission Requirements

Core Course Requirements

Core Courses

Foundations Component

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ELED 510Research Methods, Analysis, and Applications

3

Fall, Spring, Summer.
 

FNED 502Social Issues in Education

3

Fall, Spring, Summer.
-Or-

FNED 546Contexts of Schooling

4

Fall, Spring.

Related Disciplines Component

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
SPED 531Overview of Special Education: Policies/Practices

3

Fall, Spring, Summer.

Choose Concentration A or B

A. Health Educator

Professional Education Component

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HPE 500Introduction to Health Education and Health Promotion

3

Fall.
HPE 501Curriculum Design in Health Education

3

Fall.
HPE 505Principles of Program Development in Health Education

3

Spring.
HPE 507Epidemiology and Biostatistics

3

Spring.
HPE 562Seminar in Health Education

3

Spring.
THREE COURSES from
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HPE 404School Health and Physical Education Leadership

3

Spring.
HPE 406Program Planning in Health Promotion

3

Spring or as needed.
HPE 410Managing Stress and Mental/Emotional Health

3

Fall, Spring.
HPE 431Drug Education

3

Fall.
HPE 503Health Education Pedagogy

3

Spring.
HPE 504Application of Health Content

3

Fall.
HPE 508Psycho-Social Aspects of Human Movement

3

As needed.
HPE 509Teaching Sports through a Tactical Perspective

3

As needed.
HPE 522Current Issues in Physical Education

3

As needed.
HPE 523Adventure Education

3

As needed.
HPE 530Family Life and Sexuality Education

3

Fall.
HPE 531Methods and Procedures for School Nurse Teachers

3

Spring.
HPE 550Topics in Health/Health Education

3

As needed.
HPE 563Professional Ethics and Social Health Issues

3

Spring.
HPE 580Workshops in Health/Health Education

3

As needed.
HPE 590Directed Study in Health Education

3

As needed.
HPE 591Directed Reading in Health Education

3

As needed.

Note: HPE 508, HPE 509, HPE 531, HPE 522HPE 523 and HPE 531: With consent of advisor.

Electives

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ELECTIVEThis 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

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
CEP 552Psychological Perspectives on Learning and Teaching

3

Fall, Summer.
HPE 500Introduction to Health Education and Health Promotion

3

Fall.
HPE 503Health Education Pedagogy

3

Spring.
HPE 504Application of Health Content

3

Fall.
HPE 530Family Life and Sexuality Education

3

Fall.
HPE 531Methods and Procedures for School Nurse Teachers

3

Spring.
HPE 562Seminar in Health Education

3

Spring.
Total Credit Hours:30-31