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Health teachers work with students K-12 to not only prevent illness — but to improve personal wellness.
Introduction
As a health teacher, you’ll provide health instruction for students in kindergarten through grade 12. The primary goal of a health educator is illness prevention and motivating students to be healthy. Our School Health Education master’s degree program will allow you to actively improve your own health as you educate and motivate students to do the same.
Faculty
Small class sizes allow for personal attention and support. Faculty are experts who work in the field, coming from area public schools and community health agencies as well as the Esteves School of Education.
Program Distinctions
The School Health Education master’s degree program is the only program of its kind within a 120 mile radius of Russell Sage College’s campuses in Albany and Troy — giving you a unique opportunity you won’t find just anywhere. Russell Sage College’s 4+1 program also allows graduates from our B.S. in Physical Education program to enroll in this master’s program and complete it in just one year.
This program is accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), which means that graduates of the program are recognized as having completed an education program that meets the highest standards in the field.
Spotlights
Meet students, faculty and alumni from our Health Education master’s program.
Careers with a Health Education Master’s Degree
Individuals with a Health Education master’s degree work as K-12 health teachers at a variety of schools and in community settings.
Recent graduates have been hired as teachers at an elementary school in Vermont and at schools throughout New York state, and as a program manager at the New York State Department of Education.
Student Teaching
You’ll participate in two seven-week long student-teaching experiences as part of this program, allowing you to gain extensive, hands-on experience.
There is also a seven-week, 50-hour student-teaching experience for students who are already initially certified. Students who take this program are seeking an additional teaching certification in school health education.
Course Objectives
In this program, you’ll learn:
- how to plan and implement effective health education lesson plans for the classroom and online
- how to deliver dynamic presentations in schools and community settings
- about issues that impact our health and well-being
- how to change health behaviors in a positive direction
- how to make stress an ally in your personal and professional life
Application Requirements
- official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended
- one letter of recommendation
- 1-2 page career goals essay
- GRE is not requiredT
Deadline: Rolling admission
Start date: Fall, Spring, Summer semester
Have questions?
Office Coordinator: Esteves School of Education, Administrative Assistant: Professional Education Programs, and Teacher Certification Officer
