Health Promotion (B.S. Degree)

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A major in Health Promotion consists of 47 hours. No minor is required.

Mission:
The mission of the Health Promotion major is to provide graduates with ethical and professional knowledge and skills needed to develop and implement health education and promotion services for individuals, groups and community while respecting cultural, ethnic, religious, and individual differences and commonalities.

Program/Major Outcomes:
Graduates with a Bachelor of Science with a major in Health Promotion will be professionally competent at an entry level to:

Synthesize knowledge gained from the Liberal Arts Core and supporting courses in the biophysical and psychosocial sciences in providing health education and health promotion to individuals, groups and the community.
Assess individual, groups, and community needs for health education and health promotion services.
Plan and implement health education and health promotion strategies, interventions and programs.
Utilize research designs, methods and findings to plan and evaluate the effectiveness of health education and health promotion programs.
Analyze the effectiveness of the multiple roles of the health educator and health promoter required to meet the changing health care needs of a culturally diverse and complex society.
Characterize professional values and moral behavior within the legal and ethical boundaries of comprehensive health education and health promotion services.

Liberal Arts Core (44 hours)

consisting of:

ENGL 111 - English Composition and Rhetoric I (3 hours)
ENGL 112 - English Composition and Rhetoric II (3 hours)
ENGL 202 - Survey of American Literature (3 hours) or
ENGL 203 - Survey of English Literature I (3 hours) or
ENGL 204 - Survey of English Literature II (3 hours)
MATH 105 - Introduction to Mathematical Structures (3 hours) or higher
RELI 111 - Survey of the Old Testament (3 hours) or
RELI 112 - Survey of the New Testament (3 hours)
CHEM 110 - Concepts of Chemistry (4 hours)
BIOL 215 - Human Anatomy (4 hours)
HIST 111 - Perspectives on World Civilizations I (3 hours) or
HIST 112 - Perspectives on World Civilizations II (3 hours) or
HIST 113 - Perspectives on World Civilizations III (3 hours)
PSYC 110 - General Psychology (3 hours)
COMM 110 - Public Speaking (3 hours)
COIN 209 - Introduction to Computer Systems (3 hours)
or approved course
Foreign Language/Literature 200 level
ART 201 - Art Appreciation (3 hours) or
ART 202 - Art Appreciation (3 hours) or
MUSI 171 - Music Appreciation (3 hours)
Another History or
POLI 201 - American National Government (3 hours)

Note:

Students must earn grades of “C” or better in ENGL 111 and 112 ; MATH 105 or higher; CHEM 110 ; and, BIOL 215 .

Supporting Courses (22-23 hours)

BIOL 216 - Human Physiology (4 hours)
BIOL 345 - Nutrition (3 hours)
HEAL 260 - Life Span Development (3 hours)
KINE 201 - Personal and Community Health (3 hours)
SOCI 101 - Principles of Sociology (3 hours)
SOCI 312 - Marriage and the Family (3 hours)
PSYC 301 - Introduction to Behavioral Statistics (4 hours) or
SOCI 301 - Introduction to Behavioral Statistics (4 hours)
or approved 3 hour statistics course

Note:

Students must earn grades of “C” or better in supporting courses.

Approved Health Electives (12 hours)

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Major Courses (47 hours)

(Students must earn grades of “C” or better in major courses.)

HEAL 102 - Foundations of Health Care (3 hours)
HEAL 209 - Concepts of Community Health Promotion (3 hours)
HEAL 210 - Health Behaviors (3 hours)
HEAL 212 - Diseases and Disorders (3 hours)
HEAL 301 - Foundations of Health Education (3 hours)
HEAL 302 - Strategies in Health Education (3 hours)
HEAL 303 - Women’s Health (3 hours)
HEAL 401 - Substance Abuse Prevention Education (3 hours)
HEAL 402 - Health and Aging (3 hours)
HEAL 403 - Planning, Management and Evaluation of Health Education Programs (4 hours)
HEAL 405 - Research in Healthcare (3 hours)
HEAL 406 - Internship (4 hours)
HEAL 407 - Community and Environmental Health Surveillance (3 hours)
HEAL 410 - Capstone (3 hours)
HEAL 416 - Spirituality, Health and Healing (3 hours)

Note:

Graduates with this major will be qualified to take the credentialing examination offered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC) to become a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).

Health Promotion Major Curriculum Suggested Sequencing

The following Health Promotion Major Curriculum Suggested Sequencing identifies all courses required for a Bachelor of Science with a major in Health Promotion: