PHTH 4540 — Health Education and Program Planning
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath WIusually offered: fall, spring, summerBostonHybridTraditional
Offers a writing-intensive course that introduces concepts central to health education and the program-planning process. Examines current public health issues that require intervention through health education or other types of prevention programs. Studies and applies models and theories used in health education and program planning. Offers students an opportunity to conduct a needs assessment; design and plan a program for a public health issue; create a mission statement for the program as well as goals, objectives, and strategies; and design the intervention, develop an evaluation plan, and create a budget and marketing plan. Prior completion of PHTH 2300 and PHTH 2350 is recommended but not required.
Prerequisites
- one of:
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 79% | 5.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 5 | 107 | 109 | 98% | 0.4 |
| Spring 2024 | 5 | 110 | 122 | 90% | 2.4 |
| Summer A 2024 | 2 | 35 | 48 | 73% | 6.5 |
| Summer B 2024 | 2 | 44 | 48 | 92% | 2.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 6 | 139 | 147 | 95% | 1.3 |
| Spring 2025 | 7 | 144 | 168 | 86% | 3.4 |
| Summer A 2025 | 2 | 46 | 48 | 96% | 1.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 2 | 27 | 48 | 56% | 10.5 |
| Fall 2025 | 5 | 98 | 120 | 82% | 4.4 |
| Spring 2026 | 6 | 133 | 132 | 101% | 0.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 12% · T 22% · W 35% · Th 18% · F 16%
Common patterns: W (33% of sections), T (22% of sections), R (18% of sections), F (16% of sections), M (10% of sections), MW (2% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Julio Rodriguez (35% of students) · reviews
- Jennifer Evans (33% of students) · reviews
- Annemarie Sullivan (20% of students) · reviews
- Amy Helburn (7% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Annemarie Sullivan (24% of students) · reviews
- Julio Rodriguez (24% of students) · reviews
- Jennifer Evans (17% of students) · reviews
- Amy Helburn (17% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Amy Helburn (53% of students) · reviews
- Jennifer Evans (47% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Jennifer Evans (48% of students) · reviews
- Julio Rodriguez (30% of students) · reviews
- Gillian Galotti (22% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
Courses that list PHTH 4540 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (PHTH course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PHTH courses · Plan it at numap.app