Health Promotion
This degree prepares professionals to work in the areas of fitness, exercise, wellness, and health promotion in the private sector. The major has a foundation in behavioral psychology and program development. Its intention is to prepare students for employment in any fitness and/or health promotion program in agencies and corporations requiring a professional with ability to promote and implement a health enhancement program.
Academic Requirements: Any student receiving a grade below a "C" (2.0) in any upper division required course will need to repeat the course. Students must have a GPA of 2.5 or better at the end of their sophomore year.
| Freshman Year | Credits |
|---|---|
| COM 110--Public Communication | 3 |
| WRIT 101W--College Writing I | 3 |
| HDCF 150--Lifespan Human Development | 3 |
| MATH 103 or above-- Introduction to Algebra | 3 |
| PSY 100--Introductory Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 101--Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| University Core and Electives | 12 |
| 30 | |
| Sophomore Year | Credits |
| ENGL 223--Technical Writing | 3 |
| HDFN 221--Human Nutrition | 3 |
| HDHL 230--Drugs and Society | 3 |
| HDHL 240--Human Sexuality | 3 |
| HDPE 210--Exercise Prog for Older Adults | 3 |
| HDPE 221--Health Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| STAT 216--Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| Univ Core and Electives | 3 |
| Select two courses from the following: | |
| MB 201--Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| MBEH 210--Princ of Environ Health Science | 3 |
| POLS 206--Government of the U.S. | 3 |
| or POLS 208--State & Local Govt & Politics | 3 |
| POLS 214--Principles of Politcal Science | 3 |
| SOC 212--Social Problems | 3 |
| 30 | |
| Junior Year | Credits |
| HDCF 319--Theory for Helping Relationships | 3 |
| HDCF 371--Research Methods | 3 |
| HDHL 410--Human Response to Stress | 3 |
| HDHL 451--Health and Healing | 3 |
| HDPE 322--Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| Take one of the following: | |
| SOC 304--Social Stratification | 3 |
| SOC 308--Population Problems | 3 |
| SOC 325--Sociology of Race and Gender | 3 |
| SOC 340--Social Movements | 3 |
| SOC 345--Complex Organizations | 3 |
| SOC 359--Soc of Work and Occupations | 3 |
| SOC 363--Political Sociology | 3 |
| PSY 415--Psych of Prejudice | 3 |
| University Core and Electives | 6 |
| Select two of the following: | |
| EDCI 402--Educational Statistics I | 3 |
| HDCF 429--Small Business Oper in HHD | 3 |
| PHIL 338--Biomedical Ethics | 3 |
| 31 | |
| Senior Year | Credits |
| HDCF 472--Program Evaluation | 3 |
| HDHL 440--Principles of Epidemiology | 3 |
| HDHL 445--Prog Planning & Eval in Health | 3 |
| HDPE 415--Mgmt in Health Enhance & Fitness | 3 |
| HDPE 425--Health Psychology | 3 |
| HHD 476--Internship | 6 |
| University Core and Electives | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | |
| HDCF 425--Family Law and Public Policy | 3 |
| HDFN 411--Nutrition for Sports and Exercise | 2 |
| HDHL 455--The Ethic of Care in HHD | 3 |
| HDPE 320--Anatomical Kinesiology | 3 |
| HDPE 465--Exercise Testing & Prescription | 3 |
| 29-31 | |
