Health Education: Health Education (In-Service) M.A.

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NY State Program Code: 39800
HEGIS Code: 0837.00
CIP Code: 13.1307
(34 credits)

The Master of Arts in Health Education (In-Service) program prepares students to teach Pre-K to 12 health education in schools. Students are prepared to promote and maintain healthy lifestyles through skills based learning strategies, relevant and developmentally appropriate assessment design and understanding individual learning styles. The Master of Arts in Health Education (In-Service) Program is offered for students with valid initial New York State teacher certification in an area other than health education.
Previous course work and experiences are evaluated with respect to its comparability with required coursework. Additional coursework may be necessary where a student’s background in identified content areas is found to be lacking or weak.

Health Education Core

Prerequisites (12 credits of health-based undergraduate courses as determined through advising including Human Anatomy and Physiology, to be completed prior to entry into or concurrently with the program)

(25 credits)

HED (0834) 508 - Introduction to Comprehensive Health Education Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 601 - Contemporary Health Issues Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 602 - Research and Technology in Health Education Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 603 - Mind/Body Dimensions in Health Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 607 - Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 627 - School Health Programs and Policies Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 650 - Social & Cultural Issues in Health Education Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 703 - Dynamics of Teaching Health Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 792 - Fieldwork Internship Credits: 1.00

Electives or Co-requisites

(Minimum of 9 credits)

HED (0834) 501 - Dynamics of Substance Abuse Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 505 - Multidimensional Aspects of Stress Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 506 - Health And Nutrition Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 507 - Youth and Violence Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 520 - Special Topics Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 571 - Health Issues for Elementary School Educators Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 587 - Grant Writing for Health Professionals Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 604 - Aspects of Human Sexuality Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 509 - U.S. Health Care System Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 606 - Health Education Foundations and Strategies Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 621 - Teaching Human Sexuality Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 653 - Environmental Health Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 654 - Mass Communication in Health Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 657 - Health Advocacy and Community Organizing Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 701 - Substance Abuse Prevention Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 702 - Intervention Techniques For Health Educators Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 791 - Independent Study Credits: 1.00 to 6.00

Additional Requirements for Program Completion/State Certification

All teacher certification candidates must take and pass the New York State Teacher’s Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) required for their particular area of certification which includes the Content Specialty Test in Health

Additional Graduation Requirements - D A S A Training

EDU (0801) 697 - Dignity for all Students Act ( D A S A ) Training Credits: 0.00

Notes

• Evaluation of and credit for comparable course work may reduce certification credits needed; however, the M.A. degree requires a minimum of 34 credits in 500 level courses and above.

• Fieldwork is required and this experience will be selected and scheduled with the students’ adviser and the Coordinator of Health Studies Fieldwork and Student Teaching.

• Before starting the program, students may be able to transfer up to 6 credits of non-Adelphi graduate level courses and/or up to 9 credits of graduate level Adelphi courses to the program upon adviser’s approval, not to exceed 9 total transfer credits.

• Some courses in the program may be taken for noncredit with permission.

• The following New York State certification requirement workshops can be met by health education courses as indicated:

• Child Abuse Identification only–HED 601 , HED 702 and HED 507

• Child Abuse and Violence Prevention–HED 504 , HED 571 , HED 607 , HED 610 and HED 507

• Dignity for All Students Act–HED 507