Community Health Education (B.S.)

The average person can have a hard time making sense of the often conflicting societal messages about how to eat, live, and exercise right. Community health educators fill this important need by helping to bridge information and practice; after finishing our program, you'll be prepared to serve as an emissary for healthful living.

In addition to liberal arts courses to promote creative thinking, you'll choose one of two concentrations. If you concentrate in nutrition, you'll develop a sound science background and be qualified to give nutritional counseling to participants in government programs such as Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) or in private organizations such as nursing homes, fitness centers, or day care centers. Or you may choose to create your own interdisciplinary concentration in an area such as women's health or international health.

Your coursework will be supplemented by an internship in a community health organization, government agency, or nonprofit organization. Majoring in community health education also prepares you for graduate study in public health nutrition or related fields.