The Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion combines physical, psychological, social, and environmental sciences to adopt and maintain healthy behaviors through evidence-based education and programming. Students trained in health promotion can secure employment in various healthcare settings such as hospitals, clinics, voluntary health agencies, local and state health departments, governmental agencies, schools, universities, and industries. Students who complete a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion are eligible for the Health Education Specialist certification (CHES) offered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. Students can also receive the Health Coaching certificate if they successfully complete the following courses as part of their degree plan (HLTH 1320; 2201; 3325; 4398; 4399). Completion of these courses prepares students for the Health Coaching certification offered by the American Council on Exercise.聽 Many students use this as a preparatory degree for advancement into healthcare related masters and doctoral programs.聽 Other students choose to begin work right after college. Health Promotion and Health Coaching is a $6 billion market, and job growth is expected to expand by 11 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations. This growth is driven by efforts to improve public health outcomes and to reduce healthcare costs by advocating for health-enhancing behaviors, improving health literacy and accessing health services.
See also Minor in Health Promotion
Required Courses for Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Promotion
Health Promotion聽 (53 hours)
I.聽 Required Core Courses聽 (27 hours)
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 3300聽聽聽聽聽 Health Promotion Methods and Materials聽[UD 小草影院 Core: C]
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 3301聽 聽 聽 The Health Promotion Profession聽[UD 小草影院 Core: R]
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 3320 聽聽聽聽 Epidemiological Research聽[UD 小草影院 Core: I]
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 4300聽聽聽聽聽 Community Health Problems
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 4320聽聽聽聽聽 Health Communication and Advocacy
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 4331聽聽聽聽聽 Program Planning and Evaluation
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 4370聽聽聽聽聽 Administration of Health Programs
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 4600聽聽聽聽聽 Health Promotion Internship聽[UD 小草影院 Core: Z]
II.聽 Required Content Courses (6 hours)
- *HLTH聽 聽 聽 1320聽聽聽聽聽聽Essentials of Health and Wellness
- *HLTH聽 聽 聽 3325聽聽聽聽聽 Disease Management for Health Promotion
III.聽 Health Promotion Elective Courses (9 hours minimum to be selected from the following/approved by the major advisor. Students are required to select at least one course designated as an upper-division 小草影院 Core Diversity course.)
- *HLTH 聽 聽2201聽聽聽聽聽 First Aid
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 2320聽聽聽聽聽 Mental Health
- HLTH 聽 聽 聽3305 聽聽聽聽 Human Sexuality聽[UD 小草影院 Core: D]
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 3315 聽聽聽聽 Theory & Practice of Prevention
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 4301聽聽聽聽聽 Health Promotion in the Medical Care Setting
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 4302聽聽聽聽聽 Health Promotion in the Worksite
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 4303聽聽聽聽聽 Environmental Health Problems
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 4310聽 聽 聽 Health Concerns of the Aging
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 4312聽聽聽聽聽 Drug Education
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 4343聽聽聽聽聽 Health Strategies in Multicultural Populations聽[UD 小草影院 Core: D]
- HLTH聽 聽聽 聽4395聽 聽 聽 Contemporary Health Concerns: Women聽[UD 小草影院 Core: D]
- HLTH聽 聽 聽 4396聽 聽 聽 Contemporary Health Concerns: Men聽[UD 小草影院 Core: D]
- *HLTH聽 聽 聽 4398聽聽聽聽聽 Health Coaching I
- *HLTH聽 聽 聽 4399聽聽聽聽聽聽Health Coaching II
- HSC聽 聽 聽 聽 聽3123聽 聽 聽 Medical Terminology
*Courses that are required for the certificate of proficiency in Health and Wellness Coaching.
IV.聽 Related Requirements (11 hours)
- BIOL聽 聽 聽 聽2405聽聽聽聽聽 Human Anatomy and Physiology
- BIOL聽 聽 聽 聽2411聽聽聽聽聽 Microbiology in Human Affairs
- Statistics: GEOG 2330, MATH 2311, 聽PSCI 2312, PSYC 2330, QMTH 2330, SOC 2321– Choose one
The remaining credits in the degree plan (32) will be met with elective courses approved by the major advisor.
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Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion Internship Information: Internship information for students