Health Education (B.S.)

Today's young people are bombarded with messages concerning their health from their families, religious groups, the media, and their peers. Should they smoke? Use alcohol or illegal drugs? Become sexually active? Young women in particular are faced with challenges concerning their bodies and diet, young men by invitations to take risks. As a health education major, you'll learn to help young people find their own way through this maze of difficult decisions.

Our faculty are up-to-date with current research and teach you to use the "discovery learning" model. Rather than telling young people what to do, in a right or wrong context, you'll learn to encourage them to find their own solutions, to develop their own set of ethics concerning health and wellness.

You'll also participate in experiential learning -- our program is designed so that you spend time working with young people in each of your four years. The experience culminates in your senior year, when you'll student teach for an entire semester. Half of that time you'll spend in an elementary or middle school, the other half in a high school. Our program of study leads to initial New York State certification to teach health education in grades K-12 in public and private schools.