Health Promotion Major – Bachelor of Arts

The health major and minor programs prepare individuals for positions in any of the five recognized work settings for health educators — school, community, college/university, worksite, or medical.

Program Competencies

Students completing the program will be able to:
  1. Discuss the components and functions of each facet of a comprehensive school health or health promotion program.
  2. Communicate effectively, including the ability to write objectives, which address the three domains of education (cognitive, affective and psychomotor).
  3. Effectively plan, implement and evaluate teaching units including various teaching strategies and/or methodologies, which address the 75 defined learner outcomes identified in the Kentucky Educational Reform Act.
  4. Describe the various types of learners, and the learning strategies/methodologies which will address the needs of each learner classification.
  5. Develop educational units that encourage cross-disciplinary integration.
  6. Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  7. Serve as a facilitator, health advocate, and resource professional for current and future issues in the profession of health.
  8. Identify and effectively utilize appropriate resources pertaining to health.
  9. Name professional organizations, current trends, and issues relevant to health.
  10. Develop skills that will be conducive to the successful accumulation of knowledge and illustrate the applicability to real world situations.
  11. Successfully develop measurement and evaluation instruments which will assess the health needs of the student, as well as effectiveness of instruction.
  12. Effectively disseminate objective, non-biased health information and activities which will provide the student the opportunity to formulate personal values concerning health-related issues.
  13. Develop the skills identified within the competencies/responsibilities of an entry-level health educator.

Program Requirements

General Education

General Education Courses(See GNED Course Listings)

33

Total Credit Hours:33

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University. Program requirements that are also general education requirements will count in both places (as applicable).

Major Requirements

Health Promotion Requirements

HLTH 151Wellness: Theory to Action

3

HPE 160Foundations of Health and Physical Education

3

HLTH 205Psychological Health

3

HLTH 206Principles of Nutrition

3

HLTH 230Community Health

3

HLTH 310Health and Wellness Promotion

3

HLTH 360Family Health

3

 

HLTH 408General School Safety

3

or

HLTH 475School Health Program

3

 

HLTH 414Principles of Epidemiology

3

HLTH 418Use and Abuse of Drugs

3

HLTH 425Planning, Managing and Evaluating Health/Wellness Promotion Programs

3

HLTH 435Health Counseling

3

HLTH 471Practicum

12

HLTH 499CSenior Seminar in Health Promotion

3

 

PHED 306Functional Anatomy/Biomechanics

3

or

BIOL 234Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology I

3

Total Credit Hours:54

Minor

All majors must also include a minor or additional major. See Terms to Know.

Total Credit Hours:21

Free Electives

Free Electives (chosen by student)

variable

Total Credit Hours: 120