Health Promotion Concentration (35 credits)

The Health Promotion concentration prepares students to work with individuals or populations to change/modify behavior to ultimately help improve their quality of life. Students will have the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to enact change while focusing on individual needs. The program is grounded in theory, utilizes effective models and employs a pedagogical approach as our majors apply what is learned in class during fieldwork and internships. As a result, our students develop critical thinking and leaderships skills essential for professional practice in health promotion. The program focuses on program planning, research, assessment, multicultural health perspectives, leadership and empowerment, communication and advocacy, organization and administration, grant writing and resource allocation, a variety of health related courses, and a strong science background. Students apply for admission to the Health Promotion program during the spring semester of the sophomore year. In order to be admitted students must have earned a grade of C- or better in ENGL 150 , have earned satisfactory professional disposition rankings from department faculty, an overall grade point average of 2.5, and a grade point average of 2.75 in the major.