Health Science and Recreation
Our MPH Program was founded in 1970 to prepare community health education practitioners and has been continuously accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) since 1974.
Health Science and Recreation
The Recreation degree program, founded in 1947, has a core accredited by the National Recreation and Park Association. All undergraduates complete this well-rounded set of core courses.
Health Science and Recreation
The Health Science undergraduate program offers five options for completing a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Health Science and four minors. Also included in the undergraduate program in Health Science is the Gerontology Program and the Division of Health Professions.
Welcome to the Department of Health Science and recreation
We have grown! As of Fall 2012, we are now the Department of Health Science and Recreation. Our mission is to prepare innovative leaders and practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities to promote health and engage with, understand, and improve the environments in which we live, work and play. Our focus is communities and populations, and the people, policies, environments, resources, supports and opportunities that create the conditions for health for all.
This is a very exciting time in Health Science and Recreation. Our experienced faculty members are involved in exciting research and community projects. Our students are diverse, lively, and deeply engaged in the classroom and the community.
The Health Science and Recreation Department's innovative programs include Salud Familiar en McKinley (a partnership with McKinley Elementary School), the SJSU Peer Health Education Program, Project SHINE, and Smokefree SJSU. We welcome annual visits by artisans from Arrazola, Mexico, and offer a spring break trip to Oaxaca and summer program in Paris. We also offer special events on throughout the year, such as the Sexual Diversity Program, the Nyswander Lecture, Careers in Aging Week, a Global Health event, and lots of opportunities for networking and professional development.
In Health Science and Recreation, we commit to living with joy and purpose, even when times are tough. We look forward to all that is before us!