248 Health Promotion Health Promotion Major bachelor's degree (bs) Also refer to the Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions for Health Promotion Major requirements. Degree awarded is Health Services Administration with emphasis in Health Promotion. » Program Prerequisite: Acceptance into the program (see Admission Requirements below). » Minor: Not Required. » Grade Requirement: A grade of "C" or better in courses required for this major (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable), in addition to a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation; 53-55 of these are required within the major. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses number 3000 and above); a minimum of 37 of these is required within the major. Advisement Students are encouraged to meet with a faculty advisor annually for course and program advisement. Health Promotion advisors can be reached directly by calling 801-626-6485 or students can visit Health Promotion advisors in the Reed K Swenson Building, room 125G. The HPHP department advisement coordinator will serve as the academic advisor prior to admission to the program, and will assist with advisement through completion of the program of study. Call 801-626-7425 or email sjensen3@weber.edu for more information or to schedule an appointment. Admission Requirements Declare your program of study (see page 18). In addition, the following steps are required: 1. Make application to the program. 2. Interview. 3. Complete academic contract for specific course of study. For more information call 801-626-6485 or visit Health Promotion advisors in the Reed K. Swenson Building, room 125G. General Education Refer to pages 38-43 for Bachelor of Science requirements. Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the examination for certification as a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) with a minimum of 25 semester hours in Health Courses. Major Course Requirements for BS Degree Prerequisite Courses Required (6-7 credit hours) HLTH SSI030 Healthy Lifestyles (3) HTHS LSI 110 Biomedical Core (4) or ZOOL LS1020 Human Biology (3) Courses Required (32 credit hours) HAS courses are described in the Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions Foundations of Health Promotion (3) Methods Health Education (3) Health Promotion Research & Assessment (3) Needs Assessment & Planning Health Promotion Programs (4) Field Experience (3) Senior Seminar (1) The Health Care System (3) HLTH 3000 HLTH 3200* HLTH 4013 HLTH 4150 HLTH 4860 HLTH 4990 HAS 3000 HLTH/HAS 3150 Community HLTH Agencies and Services (3) HAS DV3190 Cultural Diversity in Patient Education (3) or HLTH DV3420 Multicultural Health & Nutrition (3) HAS 3230 Health Communication (3) HIM 3200 Epidemiology & Biostatistics (3) Professional Block Minimum of 9 credit hours, must be approved by advisor. These courses may also be used as electives. HLTH 2400 HLTH 2700 HLTH 3100 HLTH 3160 HAS 3020 HAS 3260 HAS 4320 Mind/Body Wellness (3) Consumer Health (3) Applications of Technology in Health Promotion (3) Health Behavior & Special Populations (3) Health Care Marketing (3) Health Care Administration & Supervisory Theory (3) Health Care Economics and Politics (3) Elective Courses (IS credit hours) AT 3600 HLTH 1110 HLTH 1300 HLTH 2300 HLTH 3050 HLTH 3400 HLTH 3500 HLTH 4220 HLTH 4250 HLTH 3320 HLTH 4800 HLTH 4860 HLTH 4920 HLTH/NUTRLS1020 HAS 3240 HAS 4400 HAS 4410* HAS 4420 HTHS 1101 HTHS 2230 GERT 3000 NUTR 2320 NUTR 4420 PEP 2300 *HAS 4410 may Ergonomics for Health and Safely (3) Stress Management (3) First Aid: Responding to Emergencies (2) Emergency Response (3) School Health Program (3) Substance Abuse Prevention (3) Human Sexuality (3) Women's Health Issues (3) Contemporary Health Issues of Adolescents (2) Health/Nutrition Older Adult (3) Individual Projects (1-3) Field Experience (3) Workshops (1) Foundations in Nutrition (3) Human Resource Development in Health Care (3) Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Administration (3) Clinical Instructional Skills (3) Clinical Instructional Skills (3) Medical Terminology (2) Introductory Pathophysiology (3) Death and Dying (3) Food Values, Diet Design & Health (3) Nutrition and Fitness (3) Health/Fitness Evaluation and Exercise Prescription (3) ; substituted for HLTH 3200. Health Promotion: (Community, Worksite, Clinical, School) MINOR » Program Prerequisite: HLTH SS1030 Healthy Lifestyles (3) » Grade Requirements: A GPA of 2.25 in courses used toward the minor. » Credit Hours Requirements: Minimum of 22 credit hours. Required Courses (13 credit hours) HLTH 3000 Foundations of Health Promotion (3) HLTH 3050 School Health Program (3) &/or HLTH 3150* Community Health Agencies and Services (3) HLTH 3200 Methods in Health Education (3) HLTH 4150 Needs Assessment & Planning Health Promotion Programs (4) Weber State University 2011 - 2012 Catalog