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image 1Health Studies

Advanced Certificate in Community Health Education| Plan of Study

This advanced certificate program is designed to give students who have already attained a master’s degree in health studies or related fields the opportunity to specialize in community health promotion.

Entrance Requirements
Completion of a master’s degree in health promotion/education or related field.

Required Courses
Course# Course
Credits
HED 605 Issues in Community Health
3
HED 650 Health and Cultural Diversity
3
HED 654 Mass Communication for Health Educators
3
HED 703

Dynamics of Teaching Health

3
HED 750 Community Health Education: Planning and Implementation
3
HED 751 Fieldwork Internship in Community Health Promotion
3


Total Credits: 19
* Certain courses may be waived at the department’s discretion and replaced by electives approved by the department.

Elective Courses

Pertinent to the area of community health promotion/education. The number of credits required in the certificate program is 28; however, a student may be exempted from up to 9 credits, depending on previous graduate experience.



Total Credits: 9

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Contact
For additional information about the Health Studies program, please contact:

Stanley Snegroff
Associate Professor
Director of Health Studies
Woodruff Hall
p - 516.877.4260
f - 516.877.4258
e - snegroff@adelphi.edu

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