Applied Health Sciences, B.S., Concentration in Health Promotion

Requirements for the Applied Health Sciences, B.S., Concentration in Health Promotion

Number of elective credits required for the concentration varies based on courses completed and are selected with assistance from your academic adviser, based on your career goals, from an approved list of courses. Students must achieve a minimum of 120 credits with a minimum of 32 upper level (3000-4000) credits and satisfy all University degree requirements to graduate.

Students pursuing the health promotion concentration must complete the degree requirements for the major in Applied Health Sciences, B.S.   and take a minimum of 20 credits of electives from the following:

• AHS 3310 - Health Care Safety (4)  
• CDS 2010 - Careers in Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences (1)  
• CDS 2070 - Health Care Systems Around the World (3)  
• CDS 2100 - Medical Terminology (1)  
• CDS 2250 - Clinical Laboratory Theory and Techniques (2)  
• CDS 3300 - Microbiology of Infectious Diseases (3)  
• CDS 3310 - Microbiology of Infectious Diseases Laboratory (1)  
• CDS 4000 - Medical Genetics (4)  
• CDS 4010 - Human Pathology (4)  
• CDS 4020 - Molecular Diagnostics (3)  
• CDS 4140 - Hematology/Hemostasis I (3)  
• CDS 4150 - Hematology/Hemostasis Laboratory I (1)  
• CDS 4160 - Hematology/Hemostasis II (4)  
• CDS 4170 - Hematology/Hemostasis Laboratory II (1)  
• CDS 4230 - Medical Immunology (3)  
• CDS 4240 - Immunohematology (3)  
• CDS 4241 - Immunohematology Laboratory (1)  
• CDS 4250 - Medical Biochemistry (4)  
• CDS 4270 - Clinical Chemistry (4)  
• CDS 4280 - Clinical Chemistry Laboratory (1)  
• CDS 4300 - Clinical Microbiology (4)  
• CDS 4350 - Clinical Parasitology, Mycology, Virology (3)  
• CDS 4360 - Clinical Parasitology, Mycology, Virology Lab (1)   
• CDS 4400 - Clinical Correlations (3)   
• CDS 4900 - Special Topics (1 TO 4)  
• CHM 1440 - General Chemistry I (4) * and  CHM 1470 - General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)  
• CHM 1450 - General Chemistry II (4)  and  CHM 1480 - General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)  
• CHM 2340 - Organic Chemistry I (4)  
• EHS 2250 - Environmental Health and Safety Training Methods (3)  
• EHS 2350 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards (3)  
• EHS 2450 - Professional Practice and Leadership Development (3)  
• EHS 3300 - Safety and Health Administration and Programs (3)  
• EHS 3330 - Fire Prevention and Protection (3)  
• EHS 3380 - Environmental Health and Safety Engineering and Technology (3)  
• EHS 3420 - Advanced Quantitative Methods for Environmental Health and Safety (4)  
• EHS 4100 - Fundamentals of Occupational Hygiene (3)  
• EHS 4200 - Applied Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (4)  
• EHS 4230 - Radiation Safety (3)  
• EHS 4340 - Ventilation and Emerging Technologies (4)  
• EHS 4350 - Radiation Exposure Control (2)  
• EHS 4410 - Accident/Incident Investigation and Analysis (3)  
• EHS 4420 - Construction Safety (3)  
• EHS 4430 - Robotic and Automation System Safety Analysis (3)  
• EHS 4440 - Environmental Standards (3)  
• EHS 4450 - Ergonomics (3)  
• EHS 4460 - Industrial and Environmental Toxicology (3)  
• EHS 4500 - Medical Geology (Geo-Medicine) (4)  
• EXS 2200 - Introduction to Exercise Science (2)  
• EXS 2700 - Safety and First Aid in Exercise Settings (2)  
• EXS 3010 - Exercise Physiology (3)  
• EXS 3015 - Exercise Physiology Laboratory (1)  
• EXS 3020 - Biomechanics (3)  
• HS 2150 - Stress Management (3)  
• HS 3250 - Research Methods in Health Sciences (3)  
• HS 3400 - Contemporary Topics in Health (3)  
• HS 3410 - Integrative Holistic Health (3)  
• HS 3430 - Sociology of Health and Medicine (4)  
• HS 3440 - Introduction to Community Engagement (4)  
• HS 3450 - Leadership and Healthcare (4)  
• HS 3460 - Community Engaged Research Experience (4)  
• HS 3500 - Health Behavior Theories (3)  
• HS 4430 - Modalities for Healing (3)  
• HS 4440 - Healing Traditions (3)  
• HS 4450 - Laughter as Therapeutic Modality (3)  
• HS 4460 - Mindfulness (3)  
• HS 4550 - Qualitative Research Methods (4)  
• HS 4900 - Special Topics (2 TO 4)  
• HS 4995 - Directed Study (1 TO 4)  
• NTR 2500 - Human Nutrition and Health (3)  
• NTR 2650 - Nutrition Assessment Methods (3)  
• NTR 2651 - Nutrition Assessment Methods Laboratory (1)  
• NTR 2700 - Introduction to Food Science (3)  
• NTR 2750 - Introduction to Cooking and Culinary Science (2)  
• NTR 3120 - Community Nutrition (3)  
• NTR 3140 - Food, Nutrition, and Culture (3)  
• NTR 3200 - Nutrition and Physical Activity (2)  
• NTR 3210 - Herbs Supplements & Nutrition (3)  
• NTR 3220 - Eating Disorders (3)  
• NTR 3230 - Foodborne Illnesses (2)  
• NTR 3260 - Food Politics (3)  
• NTR 4100 - Nutrition and Lifecycles (4)  
• NTR 4200 - Communication and Counseling in Nutrition Practice (4)  
• NTR 4300 - Food Service Management (4)  
• NTR 4350 - Nutrient Metabolism (4)  
• PH 3350 - Principles of Environmental Health Sciences (4)  
• PH 3500  -  Public Health Program Implementation (4)  
• PH 3800  -  Persuasion and Marketing in Health Promotion (4)  
• PH 4650 - Social Determinants of Health (4)  
• PH 4750 - Global Health and Social Issues (4)  
• PHY 1010 - General Physics I (4) * and  PHY 1100 - General Physics Lab I (1)  
• PHY 1020 - General Physics II (4) * and  PHY 1110 - General Physics Lab II (1)  
• WHP 3600 - Wellness Facilitation (4)  
• WHP 3700 - Culture, Ethnicity and Well-being (3)  
• WHP 4000 - Assessment and Interventions in Wellness (4)  
• WHP 4030 - Laboratory in Assessment and Interventions (4)  
• WHP 4350 - Environmental Justice (4)  
• WHP 4900 - Special Topics (1 TO 4)