Health and Wellness Promotion: Concentration in Public Health

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)

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            Note: BIOL 338 may be substituted for HWP 234.

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

• HWP 335 - Health Communication (4)
• HWP 342 - Advancing Health Equity: Domestic and Global Contexts (4)
• HWP 440 - Epidemiology and the Environment (4)

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

Courses that satisfy some of the following LAC requirements can be found throughout the curriculum and may be used to fulfill multiple requirements.