Health and Wellness Promotion: Concentration in Public Health

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I. Required core courses in the major—32 hours:

HWP 223 - The Science of Physical Activity and Exercise (4)
HWP 224 - Mental and Emotional Health (4)
HWP 225 - Nutrition Science and Healthy Eating (4)
HWP 234 - Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
HWP 245 - Research Methods in Health and Wellness Promotion (4)
HWP 310 - Community Health Promotion: Theory and Practice (4)
HWP 455 - Pathophysiology of Chronic Conditions and Illnesses (4)
HWP 459 - Senior Capstone in Health and Wellness Promotion (4)
Note: BIOL 338 may be substituted for HWP 234.

II. Required courses for the concentration—at least 19 hours, including:

At least 7 hours from:

AIIS 200 - Introduction to American Indian and Indigenous Studies (4)
ANTH 350 - Body, Disability and Culture (4)
ECON 242 - Economics of Food (4)
ENVR 334 - Environmental Policy (3)
ENVR 336 - Environmental Health (3)
ESI 101 - Introduction to Ethics and Social Institutions (3)
HWP 315 - The Science of Stress, Stress Management, and Biofeedback (4)
HWP 316 - Maternal and Infant Health (3)
HWP 317 - Child and Adolescent Health (3)
HWP 333 - Food Politics and Nutrition Policy (3)
HWP 360 - Aging, Health and Active Living (4)
HWP 365 - Addiction, Drugs, and Health (3)
SOC 352 - Social Movements and Democracy (4)
SOC 362 - Sociology of Health and Illness (4)
STAT 326 - Statistics for Experimenters (3)
WGSS 100 - Introduction to Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (4)
Note: Other courses with relevant content may be substituted with approval of the department chair.

III: Required core course outside the major—4 hours:

STAT 185 - Introductory Statistics (4)

IV. Other departmental requirements:

Major competency is demonstrated in HWP 459. A grade of C or higher in HWP 310 and 459 is required to graduate.

Liberal Arts Core (LAC)

For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

The credit hours listed are the minimum required.

Requirement	Credits
First-Year Seminar	3
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry	4
Humanities	12
Laboratory Science	4
Scientific Perspectives	3
Quantitative Perspectives	4
Social Science	3
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester)	0-4
Arts and Ideas	3
Senior Capstone	4
Diversity Intensive	3