Program: Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior Minor - Columbia Campus

Core Course Requirements (6 Hours)

HPEB 300 - Introduction to Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior Credits: 3
HPEB 553 - Community Health Problems Credits: 3

Electives (12 hours)

Please select one of the following courses on the topic of "Special Populations":

WGST 113 - Women’s Health Credits: 3
SOCY 313 - Sociology of Aging Credits: 3
WGST 388 - Cultures, Pregnancy, and Birth Credits: 3
HPEB 512 - Southern Discomfort: Public Health in the American South Credits: 3
HPEB 513 - Race, Ethnicity, and Health: Examining Health Inequalities Credits: 3
HPEB 621 - Maternal and Child Health Credits: 3
HPEB 627 - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health Credits: 3

Select one of the following courses on the topic of "Health and Health Behaviors":

PSYC 300 - Human Sexual Behavior Credits: 3
PSYC 465 - Health Psychology Credits: 3
SOCY 360 - Sociology of Medicine and Health Credits: 3
HPEB 335 - First Aid and Emergency Preparedness Credits: 3
HPEB 501 - Human Sexuality Education Credits: 3
HPEB 502 - Applied Aspects of Human Nutrition Credits: 3
HPEB 521 - The Total School Health Program Credits: 3
HPEB 540 - Drug Prevention Credits: 3
HPEB 542 - Tobacco Prevention and Control in Public Health Credits: 3
HPEB 620 - Nutrition Through the Life Cycle Credits: 3
HPEB 654 - Maternal and Child Nutrition Credits: 3
HPEB 684 - HIV/STI Prevention Credits: 3

Please select one of the following courses on the topic of "General Concepts in Health Promotion":

SOCY 310 - Social Demography Credits: 3
SOCY 315 - Global Population Issues Credits: 3
HPEB 301 - Practicum in Health Education Credits: 1-6
HPEB 321 - Personal and Community Health Credits: 3
HPEB 470 - Principles of Global Health Credits: 3
HPEB 488 - Food Systems Credits: 3
HPEB 511 - Health Problems in a Changing Society Credits: 3
HPEB 547 - Consumer Health in Contemporary Society Credits: 3
HPEB 550 - Behavioral Concepts and Processes for the Health Professional Credits: 3
HPEB 551 - Medical Anthropology: Field Work Credits: 3
HPEB 552 - Medical Anthropology Credits: 3

Additional Course

Please select an additional course from one of the three focus areas listed above: “Special Populations”; “Health and Health Behaviors”; or “General Concepts in Health Promotion.”

Note:

A maximum of 3 non-HPEB courses can be taken to fulfill the elective requirements.

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Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior Minor