Health, Education and Social Transformation

Welcome to the College of Health, Education and Social Transformation

The College of Health, Education, and Social Transformation was established in 2021 to serve students, faculty, and staff whose efforts are aimed at improving individual, societal, and policy outcomes. The college was formed by combining the previous College of Education and College of Health and Social Services, as well as the Department of Sociology from the College of Arts & Sciences.

College of HEST

Academic Degree Programs

School of Nursing

School of Nursing ▸

The School of Nursing offers a range of programs from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing to the Doctor of Nursing Practice.

School of Teacher Preparation, Administration & Leadership

School of Teacher Preparation, Administration & Leadership ▸

TPAL is devoted to the preparation of master educators, administrators and leaders for public, private and governmental institutions. Creating teachers, educational leaders, university professors and more.

School of Social Work

School of Social Work ▸

The School of Social Work’s CSWE accredited masters and bachelors educational programs are designed to prepare students for ethical and evidence-informed professional social work practice.

Kinesiology

Kinesiology ▸

Offering programs in athletic training, dance, kinesiology and K-12 PE, the department of kinesiology seeks to advance the science, practice and art of human movement.

Public Health Sciences

Public Health Sciences ▸

Home to the only program in the state that is preparing public health educators at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Offering a nationally approved undergraduate degree in community health education and an accredited masters in public health degree specializing in Health Behavior, Health Promotion and Health Management, Administration, and Policy.

Counseling & Educational Psychology

Counseling & Educational Psychology ▸

CEP promotes social justice advocacy as well as preparing paraprofessionals in clinical mental health counseling, school psychology, counseling psychology and clinical psychopharmacology.

Communications Disorders

Communications Disorders ▸

The Communication Disorders Program is dedicated to excellence and best practices for delivering speech, language, hearing, cognitive, and swallowing services to diverse populations.

Sociology

Sociology ▸

The department of sociology offers specializations in Race/Ethnicity, Inequality, Capitalism, Social Movements, Big Data, Environmental Sociology and Popular Culture. Named #1 in the U.S. for the most affordable online master’s degree in 2020.

Inside the College of HEST

A Message from Interim Dean Pichon

For the first time since 1979, NMSU has created a new college. Welcome to the College of Health, Education, and Social Transformation (HEST)!

HEST is the new college that brings together the former College of Education, the former College of Health and Social Services, and the Sociology Department. We offer stackable credentials, certificates, and degrees in the following areas: Communication disorders; counseling and educational psychology; kinesiology; nursing; public health; social work; sociology; and teacher preparation, administration, and leadership.

This will be an exciting time for all of us in HEST as we seek to remain committed to the institution's land grant mission to "serve the diverse need of the state through comprehensive programs of education, research, extension and outreach, and public service." Over the next year, we will work with students, faculty, staff, and other constituencies to develop new mission and vision statements to contribute to the overall institution's mission taking into consideration the three missions coming together:

to provide students and the community with academic programs that address issues affecting the quality of life in our rapidly changing society;
to serve the people of New Mexico through education, research, extension education, and public service with specific emphasis on innovative practices, overcoming barriers to learning, international activities, technology, and literacy for the diverse populations of New Mexico, surrounding states and border communities; and
to provide tools for understanding how and why our society functions; the impact of social institutions on individual lives; and the challenges of social interaction between individuals and society.

Additionally, we hope to capture the essence of the work we have been doing and would like to do.

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