Health Education and Promotion

With a degree in health education and promotion, students may pursue careers in the following areas:

Community Health Emphasis

• Students who graduate with the community health emphasis can pursue careers as health educators and consultants in a variety of settings. Community health professionals work to provide education to various groups and communities to prevent disease and promote healthy lifestyles. They may work as coordinators and educators for corporate health programs, provide individual consultation in clinical settings, or may develop and implement health programs for companies or nonprofit organizations.

Health Science Emphasis

• Students who graduate with the health science emphasis pursue advanced medical training or find employment in a health or medical setting, such as working in a hospital, physicians office, or health insurance company.
  
  This program allows students who are interested in some type of medical training the opportunity to customize their coursework to match their interests and the course requirements of advanced health or medical programs in medicine, podiatry, physical therapy, nursing, public health, physician assistant, and more.
  
  There are many other health- and medical-related jobs available, and this emphasis allows students who know they are interested in the medical field a chance to explore career options beyond becoming a doctor or dentist.

Career Services provides counseling and information on hundreds of job and internship opportunities and even helps students apply and interview.