Specialization in Health, MEd (Health Educator Certification)
Education with a Specialization in Health, MEd
NOTE: This program is not currently accepting new enrollments.
Pathway with a practicum course.
Program available for students pursuing certification by the Puerto Rico Department of Health as Health Educators. The application to the PR Department of Health was submitted but no response from them yet. Program is not accepting new students until their approval.
In Puerto Rico, all classroom instruction and coursework are in Spanish.
Descripción del programa:
Maestría de Educación con especialización en Salud
Este programa está diseñado para estudiantes que aspiran a obtener la certificación como Educadores en Salud otorgada por el Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico. La solicitud de acreditación correspondiente ha sido sometida ante el Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico y se encuentra actualmente en proceso de evaluación. Por consiguiente, el programa mantendrá una moratoria en la admisión de estudiantes de nuevo ingreso hasta recibir la aprobación oficial.
Para los ofrecimientos en Puerto Rico, toda la instrucción académica y los trabajos del curso se imparten en español.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 612 | Action Research I: Defining a Problem of Practice | 2 |
| EDU 614 | Action Research III: Research and Data Analysis | 2 |
| EDU 622 | Practicum: HFCS 300 hrs | 2 |
| EDU 632 | Teaching About Human Sexuality | 3 |
| EDU 634 | Principles of Health/Social Emotion al Promotion and Public Hlth Issues | 3 |
| EDU 635 | Planning, Implementing, & Administe ring Curriculum Health/SEL Programs | 3 |
| EDU 636 | Promoting Wellness: Building Positi ve Health/Social Emotional Behavior | 3 |
| EDU 638 | Preventing Unintentional Injury and Violence | 3 |
| EDU 639 | Evaluation of School Health/Social Emotional Programs | 3 |
| EDU 640 | Health/SEL Skills for Risk Reduct ion & Positive Behavior Change | 3 |
| SPE 630 | Classroom Mgmt: Models of Teaching for Spec Needs Students' Inclusion | 3 |
| PHE 503 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| SPE 683 | Using Ed. Tech. to Improve Teaching & Learning in Phys. & Vir. Environ. | 3 |
| Total credits / Créditos de programa: | 36 | |
Program code: mdsh
Our graduates are experts in health education content, capable of performing needs assessments, planning and executing study plans,
assessing student learning, coordinating health, advocating for health education, and serving as a resource for schools, students and their families, and communities.
Our students graduate with confidence in their ability to teach comprehensive skills-based health education as a component of
coordinated school health. They know how to identify student risk factors and help young people to reduce risky behavior and improve their personal health and academic performance. Learning is personalized through independent projects that help to prepare the educator for the profession.
Nuestros graduados son expertos en el contenido de educación en salud, capaces de realizar una evaluación de las necesidades,
planificar y ejecutar planes de estudio, evaluar el aprendizaje del estudiante, coordinar la salud escolar, abogar por la educación en
salud y servir como recurso para las escuelas, los estudiantes y sus familias y las comunidades.
Nuestros estudiantes se gradúan con confianza en su capacidad para enseñar educación en salud integral basada en habilidades como un componente de la salud coordinada. Ellos saben cómo identificar los factores de riesgo de las personas y ayudar a los jóvenes a reducir su comportamiento de riesgo y mejorar su salud personal y el rendimiento académico.