Bachelor of Science in Health Studies (Community Health)

Website: https://twu.edu/health-studies/undergraduate-programs/bs-in-health-studies/

Health Studies majors who select the Community Health area of study can pursue employment within community health settings, such as non-profit organizations, public health departments, corporate worksite wellness programs, clinics, and hospitals. Graduates are eligible to take the CHES® Exam to become Certified Health Education Specialists.

Marketable Skills

Defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's 60x30 Strategic Plan as, "Those skills valued by employers that can be applied in a variety of work settings, including interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skills areas. These skills can be either primary or complementary to a major and are acquired by students through education, including curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities."

Effectively plan a health education/promotion program.
Effectively evaluate a health education/promotion program.
Effectively write a health education-related grant.
Effectively communicate with a range of audiences in a health education/promotion setting.
Effectively demonstrate ethical and professional responsibilities in a health education/promotion setting.

Admissions

All applicants must meet the general undergraduate admission requirements.

Degree Requirements

Total Semester Credit Hours (SCH): 120

Major: 55 SCH

Program Code: HLTHSTUD.BS.COMMHLTH; CIP Code: 51.0001.00

Texas Core Curriculum

Course List
Code	Title	SCHs
ENG 1013	Composition I	3
ENG 1023	Composition II	3
Mathematics		3
Life & Physical Sciences		6
Language, Philosophy, & Culture		3
Creative Arts		3
HIST 1013	History of the United States, 1492-1865	3
HIST 1023	History of the United States, 1865 to the Present	3
POLS 2013	U.S. National Government	3
POLS 2023	Texas Government	3
Social & Behavioral Sciences		3
CAO: Women's Studies		3
CAO: First Year Seminar, Wellness or Mathematics		3
Total SCHs		42

Courses Required for Major

Course List
Code	Title	SCHs
HS 1363	Introduction to Public Health	3
HS 1902 & HS 1901	Fitness and Health: Enhancing Personal Wellness and Fitness and Health Laboratory	3
HS 2013	Health Communications	3
HS 2813	Introduction to Global Health	3
HS 3033	Medical Terminology	3
HS 3053	Community Health Assessment	3
HS 3303	Program Planning and Evaluation	3
HS 3413	Epidemiology	3
HS 4121	Professional Development in Public Health	1
HS 4126	Internship in Health Education	6
HS 4353	Grant Writing in Health Education	3
Select 21 SCH from the following (12 must be upper level)		21
HS 2373	Health Aspects of Human Sexuality
HS 3133	Perspectives on Women's Health
HS 3363	History and Principles of Health Education
HS 3373	Child and Adolescent Health
HS 3403	Environmental Health and Safety Education
HS 3443	Health Aspects of Aging
HS 4363	Consumer Health
HS 4483	Psychosocial Aspects of Mental Health
HS 4553	Stress Management Techniques
HS 4903	Special Topics
Total SCHs		55

Departmental Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	SCHs
MGT 3003	Principles of Management	3
or MKT 3113	Principles of Marketing
PSY 1603	Developmental Psychology	3
or PSY 2513	Abnormal Psychology
MATH 1703	Elementary Statistics I (may be applied from core)	3
PSY 1013	Introduction to General Psychology	3
ZOOL 2013 & ZOOL 2011	Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory	4
ZOOL 2023 & ZOOL 2021	Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory	4
Foreign Language (Spanish or ASL)		3
Total SCHs		23

Recommended Plan of Study

First Year
Fall		TCCN	SCHs
HIST 1013	History of the United States, 1492-1865	HIST 1301	3
ENG 1013	Composition I	ENGL 1301	3
UNIV 1231	Learning Frameworks: First-Year Seminar	EDUC 1100, EDUC 1200, EDUC 1300	1
Wellness/Mathematics CAO			2
HS 1902 & HS 1901	Fitness and Health: Enhancing Personal Wellness and Fitness and Health Laboratory	PHED 1304 & PHED 1304	3
Life & Physical Science			3
	SCHs		15
Spring		TCCN
HIST 1023	History of the United States, 1865 to the Present	HIST 1302	3
ENG 1023	Composition II	ENGL 1302	3
POLS 2013	U.S. National Government	GOVT 2305	3
HS 1363	Introduction to Public Health		3
ZOOL 2013 & ZOOL 2011	Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory	BIOL 2401 & BIOL 2101	4
	SCHs		16
Second Year
Fall		TCCN
HS Elective I			3
Social & Behavioral Science			3
HS 2013	Health Communications		3
ZOOL 2023 & ZOOL 2021	Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory	BIOL 2402 & BIOL 2102	4
CAO: Women's Studies			3
	SCHs		16
Spring		TCCN
PSY 1013	Introduction to General Psychology	PSYC 2301	3
Creative Arts			3
HS 3033	Medical Terminology		3
HS 3053	Community Health Assessment		3
HS Elective 2			3
POLS 2023	Texas Government	GOVT 2306	3
	SCHs		18
Third Year
Fall		TCCN
SPAN or COMS I			3
Language, Philosophy, & Culture			3
MGT 3003 or MKT 3113	Principles of Management or Principles of Marketing		3
HS 2813	Introduction to Global Health		3
HS 3303	Program Planning and Evaluation		3
Mathematics			3
	SCHs		18
Spring		TCCN
MATH 1703	Elementary Statistics I	MATH 1342	3
PSY 1603 or 2513	Developmental Psychology or Abnormal Psychology	PSYC 2314 or PSYC 2320	3
General Electives			3
HS Elective 3 (Upper Level)			3
HS Elective 4 (Upper Level)			3
	SCHs		15
Fourth Year
Fall		TCCN
HS 4353	Grant Writing in Health Education		3
HS 3413	Epidemiology		3
HS 4121	Professional Development in Public Health		1
HS Elective 5 (Upper Level)			3
HS Elective 6 (Upper Level)			3
HS Elective 7 (Upper Level)			3
	SCHs		16
Spring		TCCN
HS 4126	Internship in Health Education		6
	SCHs		6
	Total SCHs:		120