This program is offered in-person or online.
Objectives:
The minor in Health Education is designed to allow students to attain a level of expertise in Health Education that is designed to complement their major and increase professional development.
Competencies, Knowledge, or Skills to be Achieved:
Students will explore the role of health in an advanced society. Students will gain knowledge and skills that can advance their health status and the wellness of their families.
Structure of the Minor in Health Education Program:
Required Courses: (6 credit hours)
- HLED 401 Nutrition
- EXSC 200 Motor Development
Choose three electives from the list below: (9 credit hours)
- BIOL 209 Environmental Science
- BIOL 406 Ecology (4)
- EXSC 202 Care and Prevention Athletic Injuries
- EXSC 317 Medical Terminology
- HLED 302 Drug and Substance Abuse
- HLED 310 Gerontology (4)
- HLED 400 Emergency Medical Response
- HLED 402 Sports Nutrition
- HLED 403 Human Sexuality
- HLED 404 Public Health
- HLED 408 Epidemiology
- HLED 410 Consumer Health
- PHED 303 Adapted Physical Activity & Sport
- EXSC 319 Physiology of Exercise
- EXSC 406 Directed Field Experience
- EXSC 420 Senior Research Project
- PSYC 202 Developmental Psychology
- PSYC 304 Abnormal Psychology
- PSYC 318 The Psychology of Drugs
- PSYC 404 Industrial/Organizational Psychology