Health and Wellness Promotion

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In the liberal arts tradition, the major in Health and Wellness Promotion is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students to promote health, wellness, and high quality of life among individuals, groups, and populations, with a focus on healthy lifestyle choices and supportive environments. The program includes instruction in nutrition, physical activity, mental and emotional health, anatomy, physiology, diversity and health parity, and other key health topics and concepts. Students develop skills in personal wellness coaching; health education and communication; and health program planning, implementation, and evaluation. The curriculum emphasizes culturally-sensitive and multi-level health promotion in a variety of settings, such as schools, worksites, older adult care centers, health care facilities, and communities.

I. Required courses in the major—at least 47 hours, including:

HWP 190 - Introduction to Health Promotion (3)
HWP 223 - Active Living: Physical Activity and Health (3)
HWP 224 - Mental and Emotional Health (3)
HWP 225 - Nutrition and Lifestyle (3)
HWP 250 - Health Parity: Domestic and Global Contexts (3)
HWP 294 - Human Physiology (4)
HWP 295 - Functional Anatomy (4)
HWP 310 - Health Promotion Theory and Practice (3)
HWP 335 - Health Communication (3)
HWP 455 - Pathophysiology of Chronic Conditions and Illnesses (3)
HWP 459 - Senior Seminar in Health and Wellness Promotion (3)
Note: BIOL 338 may be substituted for HWP 294, and BIOL 223 may be substituted for HWP 295.

One course from:

Three courses from:

II. Additional required courses—4 hours:

STAT 185 - Introductory Statistics (4)

III. Other departmental requirements:

Major and oral competencies are fulfilled by completion of HWP 459 with a grade of C or higher.