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Sep 07, 2024
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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Health & Wellness Promotion, B.S.
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The Health and Wellness Promotion major allows students to combine their passion for providing health services with community outreach. Graduates with this degree will be able to analyze a community’s health, develop a plan of action to combat health and wellness issues, and then strategically implement their vision. The long-term planning skills students learn and utilize as an undergrad can be used to assist clients in leading happy and healthy lives.
Completing this degree program will enable students to:
- Demonstrate competence in assessing needs, planning, implementing, managing and evaluating health promotion programs.
- Understand and demonstrate professional ethics and social responsibility as it relates to the practice of health promotion.
- Communicate effectively and professionally in verbal, nonverbal, and written formats.
- Use critical thinking skills to solve problems associated with assessing needs, implementing, managing and evaluating health promotion programs.
- Engage in career development activities to prepare for job success or graduate school entrance.
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Courses required for the major:
Recommended Core Courses:
Recommended Minors:
- Biology
- Business Administration
- Education
- Psychology
Note:
A student must have a 2.75 in the major to be granted an internship opportunity and/or permission from the faculty advisor and the department chair. |
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