Human Sexuality Education Certificate Program - Graduate - 2011 University Catalog

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*Admissions suspended as of Spring 2012* 

The program's objective is to serve previously certified teachers who are currently teaching health education in a classroom setting as well as community health educators who want to further their education and skills specifically in the area of human sexuality. The courses have been chosen to provide knowledge based on the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health, specifically Standard 2.4: Human Relationships and Sexuality.

ADMISSION

To be admitted to the Sexuality Education Certificate Program the applicant must possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4-point scale or equivalent on a 5-point scale.

All candidates must meet the basic admissions requirements for graduate study at Montclair State. Candidates with degrees in closely related areas will be considered, although prematriculation coursework may be required

***Students who successfully complete the requirements of the certificate program with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, and receive the Human Sexuality Education Certificate, will have the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) application requirement waived if they apply to the MA in Health Education program.

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HUMAN SEXUALITY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE

Complete 12 semester hours including the following 3 requirement(s):

  1. Complete 2 courses for 6 semester hours:

    HLTH 575 The Teaching of Human Sexuality 3
    HLTH 585 Organization and Administration of Health Care Facilities 3

  2. Complete 1 course for 3 semester hours from the following list.

    ELRS 580 Learning Theories 3
    FCST 512 Child Development I: Theories of Child Development 3
    FCST 518 Families, Communities, and Schools: Diversity, Culture, and Democracy 3
    PSYC 563 Theories of Learning 3
    PSYC 582 Behavior Modification 3

  3. Complete 1 course for 3 semester hours from the following list.

    HLTH 520 Foundations and Methods in Health Education 3
    HLTH 526 Curriculum Development in Health Education 3

Course Descriptions:

ELRS580: Learning Theories

Study of the learning process and its measurement as it applies in the classroom and non-school settings. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

FCST512: Child Development I: Theories of Child Development

This course both examines and critiques the standard theories of so-called "normative" child development along with newer contextual models that consider the role of oppressive structures in the lives of children. Starting Summer 2012: In this course students examine and critique the standard theories of so-called "normative" child development along with newer contextual models that consider the role of oppressive structures in the lives of children. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

FCST518: Families, Communities, and Schools: Diversity, Culture, and Democracy

Provides students with an understanding of how social and cultural influences shape children's development and learning. The relationships among teacher, parent, child, and community as they affect learning will be explored. Methods for developing school/family partnerships will be discussed. Students will learn to take into account issues of child diversity and culturally responsive teaching as they create learning experiences. Crosslisted with Early Childhood, Elementary, and Literacy Education, ECEL 518. Starting Summer 2012: Students gain an understanding of how social and cultural influences shape children's development and learning. Students also explore how relationships among teacher, parent, children and community can affect learning and discuss how to develop school and family partnerships. Students learn to take into account issues of child diversity and culturally responsive teaching as they create learning experiences. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

HLTH520: Foundations and Methods in Health Education

Study of the scientific historical foundations and the instructional methodologies in health education and health promotion with opportunity for practical application of various methodologies for the achievement of specific objectives. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Health Education (HLED) MA & CER, Public Health w/conc: Community Health Education (PUBC) MPH, and Human Sexuality Education (HSED) CER majors only or departmental approval.

HLTH526: Curriculum Development in Health Education

Explores educational theories and methodologies as they apply to Health Education. The main focus is on planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of health curricula for a variety of circumstances and groups with strong emphasis on the development of skills and techniques in these areas. Appropriate teaching methods, materials and evaluation procedures are considered. Students explore comprehensive curicula that are appropriate for diverse settings including schools, communities, workplaces and the health care system. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Health Education (HLED) MA & CER, Public Health w/conc: Community Health Education (PUBC) MPH, and Human Sexuality Education (HSED) CER majors only or departmental approval.

HLTH575: The Teaching of Human Sexuality

Provides for the study of instructional methodologies and resource materials pertaining to human sexuality education. Emphasizes curriculum development, teaching plans, resource selection and the role of the teacher in school and community setting. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: HLTH 290. Health Education (HLED) MA & CER, Public Health w/conc: Community Health Education (PUBC) MPH, and Human Sexuality Education (HSED) CER majors only or departmental approval.

HLTH585: Organization and Administration of Health Care Facilities

Analyzes organization and administration of health care facilities. Topics include nature of health care facilities, managerial processes, institutional staffing and productivity, social responsibilities, techniques of managerial innovation, funding sources and health facility legislation. Provides practical applications of relevant theory. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Health Education (HLED) MA & CER and Public Health w/conc: Community Health Education (PUBC) MPH majors only or departmental approval.

PSYC563: Theories of Learning

The aim of this course is to provide the student with an understanding of modern learning theory, its historical context, theoretical ideas, research, and applications. To this end, the theoretical ideas of the major schools of learning--behaviorism, gestalt, cognitivism, and information-processing--are reviewed. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

PSYC582: Behavior Modification

This course reviews applications of conditioning principles to changing human behavior in clinical, educational, occupational and community settings. Selected topics include operant and classical conditioning, social learning theory, token economies, experimental design, cognitive behavior modification, aversive control, cognitive restructuring, biofeedback, and ethical issues in behavior modification. The course is designed to enable students to construct and implement behavior modification programs. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval, and an undergraduate course in learning or the equivalent.

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