2013-2014 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Health and Wellness
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Associate Professors Ray (Chair), Garbe, Lanou; Assistant Professors Batada, Rote, Wingert; Lecturers Garrison, Novak, Schrader
The Department of Health and Wellness offers diverse and flexible programs designed to help students live healthier, more balanced and meaningful lives. The curriculum for the major or minor in Health and Wellness Promotion emphasizes multi-level programs aimed at the promotion of wellness throughout a lifetime. Students may pursue careers in worksite wellness, hospital-based wellness programs, community health centers, retirement and nursing home wellness programs, commercial and not-for-profit health, fitness, and recreation centers, and other related areas. Students may also choose to major in Health and Wellness Promotion and complete the K-6 teaching licensure program, in preparation to teach health in elementary schools. Students who receive a B.S. with a major in Health and Wellness Promotion may choose to pursue graduate and/or professional studies in areas such as Health Promotion, Exercise Physiology, Nutrition, Health Education, Gerontology, Public Health, or Medicine. Students interested in graduate school should be aware of additional course work required for admission to these programs that may not be required for the Health and Wellness Promotion major.
The Health and Wellness Department also offers a minor in Dance. The minor in Dance provides students the opportunity to acquire and refine the technical skills necessary to realize the broadest possible range of movement options, develop a capacity for expression through dance, understand the connections among the various fields of study involved with dance production, acquire experience as teachers, performers and choreographers and prepare for advanced study in Dance and other related arts.
The Health and Wellness Department also participates in the Pre-Health Professions Program and provides a holistic approach to developing a broad level of knowledge and skills as it pertains to the delivery of health care. The Pre-Health Professions Program provides opportunities for students to learn more about the broad array of health care career options and guides them in successfully preparing for graduate or professional program admissions. Pre-medicine students and those interested in allied health careers (pre-health professions) may major in any discipline. They should complete the Pre-Health Professions program with assistance from their advisor or from an advisor in the Department of Health and Wellness.
Declaration of Major in Health and Wellness Promotion
Students are prepared, supported, and expected to serve as healthy lifestyle role models. Advisors support students in following personal health and wellness plans during their course of study. Wellness plans are adjusted for age and special needs. Before declaring a major, students must satisfy the LANG 120 requirement.
Elective Skill Development Options
Only four semester hours of fitness development and/or elective skills courses can be used toward the minimum number of hours required for a degree. Fitness development options include all HW courses and 100-level DAN courses.
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