Health Promotion & Wellness
Program Overview
College of Health, Department of Health & Exercise Science
Anderson Athletic Recreation Center (AARC) 206, (651) 962-5982
Mellick (Chair), Arogbokun, Bruininks, Hedman-Robertson, Korak, Mead, Mellick, Roy, Sage, Scibora
A major in health promotion & wellness which prepares the student for work as a fitness specialist outside the school setting. Students graduating with a major in health promotion & wellness will have had experience at a work site. They will demonstrate the skill and knowledge expected of the entry-level exercise science professional in the areas of fitness evaluation, exercise prescription, and delivery of exercise programs to normal and special populations. They will effectively assess theory and interface it with practice.
Major in Health Promotion & Wellness
- HLTH 250 Personal Health and Wellness (4 credits)
- HLTH 420 Lifestyle Changes Promoting Health (4 credits)
- HLTH 430 Worksite Health Promotion (4 credits)
- EXSC 213 Human Anatomy (4 credits)
- EXSC 214 Human Physiology (4 credits)
- EXSC 240 Medical Terminology (2 credits)
- EXSC 326 Kinesiology (4 credits)
- EXSC 332 Exercise Physiology (4 credits)
- EXSC 450 Ex Sci/Hlth Prom Internship (2 credits)
- PUBH 220 Introduction to Public Health and Social Justice (4 credits)
- PUBH 300 Epidemiology (4 credits)
- PUBH 340 Health Education: Program Planning and Evaluation (4 credits)
- NUTR 245, any EXSC, or PUBH 300+ level (4 credits)
Allied Courses
- BUSN 100 Business for the Common Good (2 credits)
- ENTR 100 Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation (2 credits)
- MKTG 200 Introduction to Marketing (2 credits)
- MGMT 200 Working Skillfully in Organizations (2 credits)
- PSYC 111 General Psychology (4 credits)
- PSYC 365 Health Psychology (4 credits)
Plus four credits from the following:
- BIOL 101 General Biology (4 credits)
- BIOL 105 Human Biology (4 credits)
Plus four credits from the following:
- CHEM 100 Chemistry in our World (4 credits)
- CHEM 101 Environmental Chemistry (4 credits)
- CHEM 111 General Chemistry (4 credits)
Plus four credits from the following:
- COMM 100 Public Speaking (4 credits)
- COMM 105 Communication in the Workplace (4 credits)