Health Promotion and Health Behavior Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
Also available via Ecampus.
This option prepares students for many career opportunities in the areas of public health promotion, health behavior, and disease prevention. Students learn a variety of skills and strategies that will provide them with the necessary proficiencies to improve population health in diverse settings. The program focuses on the social and behavioral determinants of health and disease across the lifespan, with a particular emphasis on health disparities. Graduates are qualified to assist with the planning, implementing, and evaluation of programs that address health disparities and that are intended to improve the health of diverse populations.
Option Code: 241
- Evaluate the sociocultural determinants of health behavior across the lifespan in diverse populations.
- Participate in the planning and implementation of messages and programs to promote health.
- Identify and appraise evidence-based public health practices and programs and adapt them for diverse populations and communities.
Only grades of C- or better in Public Health major coursework (including prerequisites) will be applied to Public Health major requirements (no S/U grades). Only two attempts at courses will be permitted and applied to the degree.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Health Promotion and Behavior Required Option Core | ||
H 310 | HEALTH FIELD EXPERIENCES | 3 |
or H 349 | PEER HELPER SKILLS DEVELOPMENT | |
H 376 | EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH PROMOTION | 3 |
H 407 | SEMINAR | 2 |
H 410 | INTERNSHIP | 12 |
H 476 | ^PLANNING AND EVALUATING HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS | 4 |
Required Supporting Courses | ||
BI 101 | *ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY: ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION, GLOBAL CHANGE | 4 |
or BI 102 | *ANIMAL BIOLOGY: GENES, BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE | |
or BI 103 | *HUMAN BIOLOGY: ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND DISEASE | |
ES 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES | 3 |
NUTR 225 | GENERAL HUMAN NUTRITION | 3 |
or NUTR 240 | HUMAN NUTRITION | |
PSY 201 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
SOC 204 | *INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
WR 222 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
Total Credits | 44 |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
Option Code: 241