General Catalog 2001-2002
Posted April 9, 2001

Department Office: 215 HPER N, 581-8114 

Mailing Address: 250 S. 1850 E. HPR N 215, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 

Web Address: www.health.utah.edu/HealthEd/index.htm

Department Chair, Onie R.  Grosshans, H.S.D., M.P.H., C.H.E.S. 

Faculty

Professor. G. Richardson 

Associate Professors. R. Dwore, O. Grosshans, K. Kumpfer, P. Reagan, E. Trunnell. 

Associate Professors-Lecturers. L. Durrant, B. Richards. 

Research Assistant Professor. R. Alvarado, D. Gray. 

Clinical Instructor. L. Chatelain. 

Adjunct Associate Professors. M. Caserta, G. Ellis, J. Kleinschmidt, S. Harrison, C. Turner. 

Adjunct Assistant Professor. B. Neiger. 

Adjunct Instructors. R. Briem, K. Bunnell, L. Dickey, E. Divver-Shields, L. Nichols, L. Nilson. 

Advisers. Barbara J. Richards, N-216 HPER, (801) 581-8205. Information about office hours may be obtained by calling (801) 581-8114. 

Undergraduate Program

Degree. B.S. in Health Promotion and Education. 

The Department of Health Promotion and Education offers the undergraduate degree with four basic areas of emphasis: Community Health Education and Promotion, School Health Education and Promotion, Provider Health Education and Promotion (for premedical and predental students), and Emergency Medical Services Emphasis. A minor is offered for students entering the teaching field. The undergraduate major is a restricted program. Application for the major program is made during spring semester for entrance the following fall semester. Information about the application process and course requirements for each emphasis can be obtained from the Department of Health Promotion and Education. The community emphasis requires two years, and provider emphasis requires three semesters to complete. The school emphasis requires one year. 

 Community Health Education and Promotion includes training for students interested in careers in public, nonprofit, and private health agencies. The program is designed to provide experiential opportunities in the classroom, in practicum courses, and during the community internship. Approximately 85 semester hours are required to graduate in this emphasis. 

 School Health Education and Promotion is designed for the student who fulfills the  requirements for a secondary teaching certificate. Approximately 55 semester hours are required to complete this area of emphasis. Provider Health Education and Promotion is designed for the premedical/predental student. A student must fulfill the requirements for these specialties and the approximately 60 semester hours required by the department in order to graduate. 

 Classes taken more than 10 years prior to graduation do not fulfill departmental requirements. Appeals for exceptions to requirements may be made to the Undergraduate Committee. 

Requirements for the Major

Premajor (for Community and Provider tracks) 

H EDU 1010 Healthy Lifestyles (3) 

H EDU 1950 First Aid & Emergency Care (3) 

H EDU 3050 Community Health Issues (3) 

MATH 1070 Intro to Statistical Inference [QB] (3) 

BIOL 1320 (5) Introductory Human Physiology or BIOL 2320 Human Physiology (4) 

WRTG 2010 Intermediate College Writing [Writing requirement] (3) 

I. Community Track

(Based on the requirements for Certified Health Education and Promotion Specialist Credentialing) 

Core—Must be accepted into the program 

Two year program upon admittance to major 

First Year

H EDU 4200 Foundations of Health Education and Promotion (3) 

H EDU 4300 Research and Assessment [QI] (3) 

H EDU 4250 Facilitating Healthy Behavior (2) 

H EDU 4210 Planning and Methods [Commun./Writing requirement] (3) 

H EDU 4180 Prevention: ATOD & Violence (3) 

Second Year

H EDU 4220 Program Evaluation [Quantitative Intensive requirement] (3) 

H EDU 3700 Environmental Health (3) 

H EDU 4600/4610 Practicum [capstone] (3) 

H EDU 4610/4600 Practicum [capstone] (3) 

H EDU 5300 Diversity and Health [Diversity requirement] (3) 

H EDU 5990 Internship (capstone) (6) 

Electives

Can be taken during two-year program or before admittance. 

Minimum of 13 hours. 

Group 1: three classes required 

H EDU 3000 Human Sexuality (3) or H EDU 3010 The Science of Sexuality (3) 

H EDU 3100 Smoking Cessation (2) 

H EDU 4160 Stress Management Instructor (3) 

H EDU 4310 Marketing and Promotion (3) 

FD NU 2440 or 3420 Advanced Nutrition Science/Applied Nutrition-Life Cycle (4/3) 

ESS 2791 Physiology of Exercise (3) 

Group 2: two classes required 

H EDU 3150 Health and Human Relations (2) 

H EDU 3190 Death and Dying (2) 

H EDU 3400 Health Concerns of Women (3) 

H EDU 4350 Personal Resiliency (3) 

H EDU 5100 Health Care in the U.S. (3) 

GERON 5001 Intro to Gerontology (3) 

II. Provider Track

(Major for pre-med or pre-dental students) 

 Core— Must be accepted into the program 

One and a half year program upon admittance to major 

First Year

H EDU 4200 Foundations of Health Education and Promotion (3) 

H EDU 4300 Research and Assessment [QI] (3) 

H EDU 5300 Diversity and Health (Diversity requirement) (3) 

H EDU 4210 Planning and Methods [Writing/Commun. requirement] (3) 

H EDU 4180 Prevention: ATOD & Violence (3) 

H EDU 5990 Internship (capstone) (3) 

Second Year

H EDU 4220 Program Evaluation [Quantitative Intensive requirement] (3) 

H EDU 4250 Facilitating Healthy Behavior (2) 

Electives

(Minimum of 11 hours) Can be taken  during year and a half program or before admittance. 

H EDU 3000 Human Sexuality (3) or H EDU 3010 The Science of Sexuality (3) 

H EDU 3150 Health and Human Relations (2) 

H EDU 3190 Death and Dying (2) 

H EDU 3400 Health Concerns of Women (3) 

H EDU 4160 Stress Management Instructor (3) 

H EDU 5100 Health Care in the U.S. (3) 

GERON 5001 Intro to Gerontology (3) 

PHIL 3440 Bioethics (or 3500 Ethics) (3) 

III. Emergency Medical Services Emphasis
(see Department Advisor for requirements)

Teaching Major, Minor, Certification. Please refer to Education in the Colleges section for information on teaching major and minor course requirements and state secondary teacher certification. 

Graduate Program

Adviser. Patty Reagan, 581- 8092 

Degrees. M.S., Ed.D., M.Phil., Ph.D. 

For detailed information about graduate requirements and tracks, call or write the departmental director of graduate studies. See also the Graduate Information section of this catalog. 

Areas of Specialization. Graduate study in Health Promotion and Education is designed to develop advanced competencies in: (1) systematic development, administration, implementation, and evaluation of health-education programs; (2) health behavioral change; and (3) community health and university teaching. Emphasis is given to the study of applied evaluation research. 

 Course work stresses the importance of social, psychological, behavioral, developmental, educational, and communication theories as they relate to health-education practice in educational, occupational, community, and health-care settings. 

Master's Degree. Requirements for admission to the master's program include: 

(1) completed application form and transcript sent to the Admissions Office; (2) three personal reference forms; (3) a 500-word statement of the applicant's personal goals, experience, and rationale for seeking a graduate degree; (4) combined verbal and quantitative GRE score of 1,000 or MAT score of 51; (5) GPA of 3.0. 

Students may elect an emphasis option in health-services administration. For information see Health Services Administration elsewhere in this section of the catalog. 

Doctoral Degrees. Applicants  to the doctoral program must submit the same materials (1) thru (2) as the master's applicant (see list, above) and in addition must also provide (3) a 1,000-word statement describing professional health experience, research goals, career emphasis (4) combined verbal and quantitative GRE score of 1,000 (5) an abstract of the master's thesis or other published papers; (6) a faculty interview, in person or by telephone; (7) priority given to those with two years of work experience in a health-related field; (8) a GPA of 3.2. 

H EDU Course Descriptions