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Health Science

What do we do?
We help communities maintain safe and healthy environments for their citizens. We teach skills that motivate populations to foster behaviors that lead to optimal health. Our ultimate professional mission is to prevent premature mortality and unnecessary disease. The need for increasing the numbers of school and community health professionals far into the next decade has been well documented. To learn more about health education careers click on http://www.aahperd.org/aahe/template.cfm?template=publications-jobs.html

Community Health:
For students planning to conduct health education and health promotion in a non-classroom setting, the curriculum includes advanced concepts in consumer health, environmental health, chemical dependency, human sexuality, and evaluation and administration of health programs. Students will complete a field experience in a public/ community health agency. This undergraduate non-teaching degree consists of 36 hours in Health Science, 18 of which are advanced, a minor, and 21 hours from supportive areas. Students pursuing Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy may major in Community Health and minor in either psychology or biology in order to acquire the need pre-requisites. Go to http://honors.tamu.edu/opsa/ProfSchool/AlliedHealth/alliedhealth.aspx to find out the pre-requisites for various allied health schools. View the degree plan here.

Health Education All-Level Certification:
For those planning to teach in schools, the curriculum for health education in secondary schools includes, among other courses, principles and foundations of health education, first aid and safety, social/sexual health, and drug prevention education. The faculty provides students with the tools for teaching through both content and methods-and-materials courses. Students also will complete the James I. Perkins College of Education professional education requirements and a minor. The teaching field in Health Science consists of 30 hours, 18 of which must be advanced. View the degree plan here

Health Science Minor:
A minor in Health Science requires 18 hours in the Health Science area, 6 of which must be advanced.

Certifications and Endorsements:
Certification in standard First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation are provided in the Health Science program as well as the opportunity to receive a Driver Education certification endorsement.

Scholarships and Awards:
THE ALVERA GRIFFIN HEALTH EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP was founded by Dr. Griffin in 1979. To be eligible for this scholarship the student must be a junior or senior Health Science major or minor.

THE DOROTHY ALLEN HEALTH EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP is awarded annually to a Health Science major or student selecting Health Science as a second teaching field. It was established in 1990.

For information about internships, download the following pdf files: Internship Manual and Internship Memo

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