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Feb 02, 2025
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2009–2010 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Health and Wellness Promotion
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 Return to: Health and Wellness Department Programs
In the liberal arts tradition, the major in Health and Wellness Promotion is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students to provide educational, informational, and support services to populations affected by health hazards, or who are at risk for chronic diseases, particularly preventable diseases related to lifestyle. The program includes instruction in health promotion publicity, public relations, personal wellness coaching/counseling, health promotion campaign management, preparation of health promotion teaching aids and instructional materials, and applications to specific public health problems and campaign audiences. The curriculum emphasizes multi-level programs aimed at the promotion of fitness and healthy lifestyles, prevention of childhood and adult obesity, HIV/STD prevention, substance abuse prevention, worksite and senior wellness programming, developing cultural competence, and achieving racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic health parity.
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I. Required courses in the major—30 hours:
II. Additional required courses—17 hours including:
A minimum of 6 additional hours selected in consultation with the department advisor
Special Topics courses may be substituted with written permission from the program director. III. Other departmental requirements:
Major, oral and computer competencies are demonstrated by completion of HWP 459 with a grade of C or better. During HWP 459 , students will again complete the health risk appraisal and battery of assessments that were required at the time of declaring the major. A comparison between the baseline and this senior assessment, along with an evaluation from each student’s lifestyle coach (advisor) will be factored into demonstration of competency. |
Return to: Health and Wellness Department Programs
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