College of Health and Human Performance

Health Science Education - Health Promotion and Wellness

Health Promotion provides training for students interested in working as a health educator for employee assistance programs and corporate or hospital-based wellness centers. Many companies utilizing large employee populations have noticed a significant decrease in absenteeism and an increase in work productivity for those employees actively participating in an exercise program. In addition insurance rates tend to be lower for those employees thus providing an incentive for employers to offer such programs. Students choosing this specialization area are encouraged to seek elective course work within the department of Exercise & Sport Sciences.

To remain 'on track' for this major you must meet the following critical tracking criteria. The critical tracking courses appear in bold.

Semester 1:

  • 2.0 UF GPA required for sems 1-5
  • Complete 2 of the 8 critical tracking courses (PSY2012, (SYG2000 or SYG2010), (SPC2600 or AEE3030C), HSC2100, PET2320C, PET2350C, HUN2201 and any statistics)

Semester 2:

  • Complete 2 additional critical tracking courses

Semester 3:

  • Complete 2 additional critical tracking courses

Semester 4:

  • Complete remaining critical tracking courses

Semester 1

Credits

HSC 2100 Personal & Family Health (GE-S)

3

PSY 2012 General Psychology (GE-S)

3

Composition (GE-C, GR-W)

3

Mathematics (GE-M, GR-M)

3

Elective

3

Total

15

Semester 2

 

STA 2122 or STA 2023 Statistics (GE-M, GR-M)

3

SYG 2000 or SYG 2010 Sociology (GE-S)

3

Humanities (GE-HI, GR-W)

3

Elective

3

Elective

3

Total

15

Semester 3

 

PET 2320C Applied Human Anatomy w/lab (GE-P/B)

4

HUN 2201 Fundamentals of Human Nutrition (GE-P/B)

3

Humanities (GE-HI, GR-W)

3

Elective

3

Elective

2

Total

15

Semester 4

 

PET 2350C Applied Human Physiology w/lab (GE-P/B)

4

AEE 3030C or SPC 2600 Public Speaking

3

Humanities (GE-HI, GR-W)

3

Elective

3

Elective

3

Total

15

Semester 5

 

HSC 3032 Foundations of Health Education

3

HSC 3531 Health & Medical Terminology

3

HSC 3140 Drug Education

3

Elective

3

Elective

3

Total

15

Semester 6

 

HSC 4664 Health Comm. for Consumers

3

HSC 4302 Methods & Materials in Health Ed.

3

PET 3351 or PET 3771 Phys. of Exercise Training or Personal Fitness Teaching Methods

3

Elective

3

Elective

3

Total

15

Semester 7

 

HSC 3134 Emotional Health & Counseling

3

HSC 3574 Nutrition Ed. for Special Populations

3

HSC 4694 Worksite Health Promotion

3

HSC 4934 Pre-Internship Seminar

1

Elective

3

Elective

2

Total

15

Semester 8

 

HSC 4876 Health Promotion Internship

15

Total

15
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