2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Wellness, Health Promotion and Injury Prevention Program
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WHP 208 - Advanced First Aid/CPR Instruction (2)
Fundamentals of First Aid Instructor training are provided, leading to instructor certification. Students identify appropriate first aid and CPR teaching methods, apply appropriate individual and group learning facilitation skills, and become conversant with the teaching of several advanced first aid and safety modules.
Prerequisite(s): EXS 207.
WHP 210 - Water Safety and Lifeguard Training (2)
Fundamentals of water safety and lifeguard instruction are covered, leading to certification. Students are provided with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize, and respond to water-based emergencies, and care for related injuries.
Prerequisite(s): EXS 207; ability to swim 400/m using breaststroke and front crawl stroke.
WHP 300 - Assessment and Interventions in Wellness (4)
A systems approach to understanding functional anatomy, physiology, and lifestyle issues in relation to disease prevention and wellness. With the corequisite lab core, WHP 305, students learn health risk appraisal and physical assessment techniques that lead to the design of intervention strategies for health enhancement, and the prevention of disease. Prerequisite for Majors: completion of all required core courses with expected grade/GPA of 2.5 except WHP 401 and WHP 401, plus program direction permission.Prerequisite for Minors: completion of all courses required for the minor at a minimum grade of 2.5 and program director permission.
Corequisite(s): WHP 305.
WHP 305 - Laboratory in Assessment and Interventions (4)
This corequisite laboratory course complements WHP 300 by preparing students for the rigors of implementing health risk appraisals and physical assessment techniques. Design of intervention strategies for lifestyle and health enhancement, and disease prevention are covered. Prerequisite for Majors: completion of all required core courses with expected grade/GPA of 2.5 except WHP 401 and WHP 402 and program director permission. Prerequisite for Minors: completion of all courses required for the minor at a minimum grade of 2.5 plus program director permission.
Corequisite(s): WHP 300.
WHP 310 - Injury Prevention, Control, and Safety Promotion (4)
Epidemiology of unintentional or intentional injuries, including violence: Topics include magnitude and cost to society, issues, principles, models, surveillance, advocacy, educational, environmental and enforcement intervention strategies, and program evaluation, for safety in the home, during activities of daily living, sport, leisure, recreational, occupational, and high-risk activities. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the knowledge applications integration area. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in general education or in the major, not both. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement. Prerequisite for knowledge applications integration: completion of the university general education requirement in the natural science and technology or the social science knowledge exploration area, not both.
Prerequisite(s): HS 302, WHP 350 and program director permission.
WHP 311 - Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Preparedness (2)
Concepts, rationale, theory and practical applications of basic citizen preparedness for disaster survival and rescue skills are taught using the Department of Homeland Security CERT curriculum, leading to certification. CERT is designed to prepare individuals to help themselves and the immediate community in the event of a catastrophic disaster. Graded S/U.
WHP 315 - Laughter as Therapeutic Modality (4)
Exploration of the health benefits of laughter therapy including mediatory effects on immune system functioning, pain reduction, and utility in stress management. Students will investigate the extant research relating to humor as a healing modality, while having opportunities to add to that knowledge through a laboratory component. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the knowledge application integration area. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in general education or the major, not both.
Prerequisite(s): completion of the university writing foundation requirement. Completion of the university general education requirement in either the natural science and technology or the social science knowledge exploration area. HS 201 or PSY 100 recommended.
WHP 325 - Issues in Women’s Health (4)
Examines, medical, sociological, political and financial aspects of women’s health issues. Includes an historical look at women’s health in the U.S., the roles women have played in health care and the roles of women as health care providers. Identical with WS 325.
WHP 340 - Contemporary Issues in Personal Health (2)
Contemporary issues in personal health are examined from biological, psychological, sociological, philosophical, and ethical perspectives. Exploration of personal protection and health issues related to human sexuality, substance use and abuse, anger, violence, and workplace abuse.
Prerequisite(s): HS 201.
WHP 350 - Health Program Implementation (4)
Needs analysis, planning, design, development, equipment, choice, delivery, and evaluation of health and wellness program implementation are emphasized. Students are introduced to topics including organizational development, program, human and financial management, staff selection and development, marketing, facility maintenance, health, safety, and legal issues.
Prerequisite(s): Program director permission.
WHP 360 - Wellness Facilitation (4)
Processes designed to facilitate optimum human interaction in a wellness setting. Fundamental issues related to the presentation of health promotion messages for one-to-one, small, or large group settings. Topics include individual and group dynamics, development, written and oral presentation of wellness-related information, non-verbal communication, debate, persuasion, leadership, problem solving, change and conflict.
Prerequisite(s): HS 201 and PSY 100.
WHP 370 - Culture, Ethnicity and Well-being (4)
Interaction between biological, social, political and cultural environments as they affect health, illness, and treatment. Includes historical, organizational, demographic, ecological, behavioral and other factors influencing health and wellness outcomes. Satisfies the university general education requirement in U.S. diversity.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 and/or HS 201 recommended.
WHP 380 - Persuasion and Marketing in Health Promotion (4)
Persuasion and marketing in health promotion. Persuasive activities in the development of health communication messages; critical analysis of persuasion, campaigns and movements related to the marketing of health images and health promotion; the theoretical basis of strategies and tactics employed to shape and change opinions about health related topics applied to contemporary events.
Prerequisite(s): WHP 360.
WHP 401 - Internship in Wellness, Health Promotion and Injury Prevention (4)
Supervised general experiences in a variety of wellness educational settings. Students must be approved to attend an internship site prior to registration. A list of approved internship sites is available through the program office. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of WHP core curriculum and complement credits and program director permission.
WHP 402 - Senior Culminating Experience (4)
Supervised project and/or undergraduate research experience at a specialized site, culminating in a written report. Students must have an approved project and site prior to registration.
Prerequisite(s): GPA 3.2 program director permission.
WHP 405 - Special Topics (1 to 4)
An advanced course involving study of current topics in the practical application of wellness principles. Topics vary. May be repeated for additional credit.
Prerequisite(s): program director permission.
WHP 410 - Advanced Injury Prevention, Control and Safety Promotion (1 to 4)
Directed study/project covering factors associated with non-industrial events resulting in injury or death, including critical appraisal of intervention strategies, and/or the design and delivery of a comprehensive intervention program.
Prerequisite(s): WHP 310.
WHP 420 - Injury Prevention and the Environment (4)
The interaction of people and the environment is examined relative to injury risk reduction. Physical, psychosocial and environmental challenge factors, including concepts in kinesiology, human-machine interface systems, plus wellness objectives of reduced energy expenditure, enhanced health and safety, and increased productivity and human satisfaction are addressed.
Prerequisite(s): WHP 310.
WHP 431 - Crisis Intervention and Prevention of Self Harm (4)
Provides an introduction to crisis intervention and the prevention of self harm from a health promotion perspective.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
WHP 460 - Evaluation of Health and Wellness Programs (4)
Systematic examination of how health promotion, wellness practitioners and researchers deal with the issue of measuring program effectiveness. Emphasis on the importance and difficulty of producing good evaluation data by studying problems of reliability and validity and exploring approaches that maximize the extent to which data reflect program values.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 250; STA 225; WHP 300, 305, 310, 350, 360.
WHP 461 - Modalities for Healing (4)
Healing differentiated from curative approaches, and an introduction to frequently used complementary and alternative therapies including massage, hypnosis, herbology, osteopathic manipulation, acupuncture, chiropractic, naturopathy and homeopathy. Critical examination of the techniques used, possible mechanisms, evidence for safety and efficacy, and professional training/credentialing.
Prerequisite(s): HS 441 or HS 451.
WHP 462 - Healing Traditions (4)
This course examines and compares Eastern and Western healing traditions. Origin, evolution, applications, and degree of acceptance of these healing traditions is examined with regard to individual beliefs, and in relation to cultural, historical, political, and economic aspects of competing health systems.
Prerequisite(s): HS 441 or 451.
WHP 493 - Directed Study and Research in Wellness, Health Promotion and Injury Prevention (1 to 4)
Independent problem-directed study and research focusing on wellness, health promotion and injury prevention issues. May be repeated for additional credit.
Prerequisite(s): program director permission.
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