Health Promotion: (Community, Worksite, Clinical, School) Minor

Required Courses (13 credit hours)

• HLTH 3000  - Foundations of Health Promotion (3)

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• HLTH 3050  - School Health Program (3)
• HLTH 3150  - Community Health Agencies and Services (3) and/or *

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• HLTH 3200  - Methods in Health Education (3)
• HLTH 4150  - Needs Assessment & Planning Health Promotion Programs (4)

Electives

Select 9 credit hours from the following

• HLTH 1020 LS - Science and Application of Human Nutrition (3)
• HLTH 1110  - Stress Management (3)
• HLTH 1300  - First Aid: Responding to Emergencies (2)
• HLTH 2220  - Prenatal and Infant Nutrition (2) (Cross listed with NUTR 2220 )
• HLTH 2400  - Mind/Body Wellness (3)
• HLTH 2420  - Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition (2) (Cross listed with NUTR 2420 )
• HLTH 2700  - Consumer Health (3)
• HLTH 3320  - Health and Nutrition in the Older Adult (3) (Cross listed with NUTR 3320 )
• HLTH 3400  - Substance Abuse Prevention (3)
• HLTH 3420 DV - Multicultural Health and Nutrition (3) (Cross listed with NUTR 3420 )
• HLTH 3500  - Human Sexuality (3)
• HLTH 4220  - Women’s Health Issues (3)
• HLTH 4250  - Contemporary Health Issues of Adolescents (2)
• HLTH 4300  - Health Education in the Elementary School (2)
• HLTH 4920  - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-4)
• HLTH 4860  - Field Experience (2-6)

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• HLTH 2890  - Cooperative Work Experience (1-6) or
• HLTH 4890  - Cooperative Work Experience (1-6)

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• HLTH 4800  - Individual Projects (1-3)
• HAS 3000  - The Health Care System (3)
• HAS 3020  - Health Care Marketing (3)
• HAS 3150  - Community Health Agencies and Services (3) *
• HAS 3190 DV - Cultural Diversity in Patient Education (3)
• HIM 3200  - Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3)

Courses Required for Minors Seeking Teaching Certification

Selection/substitution of courses to meet the minimum 22 hours for minor must be approved by advisor.

• HLTH 3000  - Foundations of Health Promotion (3)
• HLTH 3050  - School Health Program (3)
• HLTH 3200  - Methods in Health Education (3)
• HLTH 4150  - Needs Assessment & Planning Health Promotion Programs (4)

Courses Elected by Advisement for Minors Seeking Teaching Certification

• HLTH 1020 LS - Science and Application of Human Nutrition (3)

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• HLTH 1110  - Stress Management (3) or
• HLTH 1300  - First Aid: Responding to Emergencies (2)
• HLTH 2400  - Mind/Body Wellness (3)

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• HLTH 2700  - Consumer Health (3)
• HLTH 3400  - Substance Abuse Prevention (3)
• HLTH 3500  - Human Sexuality (3)

Note:

Courses developed/selected based on providing students with the minimum competencies for entry-level health educators. Students must complete 25 semester hours of Health courses to qualify to sit to take national exam for qualification as a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).

A teaching major is required for teacher certification.