Undergraduate Programs
Undergraduate degrees in the School of Public Health are offered in Health Studies and in Applied Health & Fitness. The Health Studies curriculum is designed around a common core and five separate tracks: aging services, community health education, health sciences, school health, and health administration.
The Applied Health & Fitness degree has 3 tracks: fitness & exercise, fitness for special populations, and health coaching.
Applied Health & Fitness B.A./B.S.
Requirements
Required Coursework
In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements all majors in Applied Health & Fitness must take the following required coursework. Majors must also complete coursework in one of three focus areas: Fitness & Exercise, Fitness for Special Populations, or Health Coaching.
Required coursework
| PHE 250 | Our Community: Our Health | 4 |
| PHE 270 | Basic Biomechanics | 2 |
| PHE 314 | Research in Health and Fitness | 4 |
| PHE 325U | Nutrition for Health | 4 |
| PHE 361 | Care and Prevention of Injuries | 4 |
| PHE 363 | Communicable Diseases and Chronic Health Problems | 4 |
| PHE 370 | Applied Kinesiology | 4 |
| PHE 473 | Physiology of Exercise | 4 |
| PHE 474 | Exercise Prescription and Training | 4 |
| PHE 475 | Exercise Testing Techniques | 4 |
| PHE 404 | Cooperative Education/Internship | 4-8 |
| Bi 301 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| Bi 302 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 44-48 |
Fitness & Exercise Focus
Required Courses
| PHE 421 | Health Coaching Strategies | 4 |
| PHE 456 | Health Aspects of Aging | 4 |
| PE 128-132 | | 4 |
| PE 194 | Fitness Instruction: Personal Training | 2 |
| BA | Courses Upon Advisor Approval | 4 |
| | PHE or approved electives | 8 |
| | Students earning a PE teaching endorsement for Secondary Education see*** below. | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 26 |
*** Students take the following 4-credit courses for the teaching endorsement:
PHE 340 - Motor Learning
PHE 417 - Adapted Physical Education
Psy 311U - Human Development
Fitness for special populations Focus
Required Courses
| PHE 295 | Health Promotion/Disease Prevention | 4 |
| PHE 340 | Motor Learning | 4 |
| PHE 417 | Adapted Physical Education | 4 |
| PHE 456 | Health Aspects of Aging | 4 |
| PE 101-149 | | 2 |
| PE 193 | Fitness Instruction: Adapted Physical Education | 2 |
| | PHE or approved electives | 8 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 28 |
Health Coaching Focus
Required Courses
| PHE 275 | Stress Management | 4 |
| PHE 295 | Health Promotion/Disease Prevention | 4 |
| PHE 421 | Health Coaching Strategies | 4 |
| PHE 466 | Mind/Body Health: Disease Prevention | 4 |
| Comm 218 | Interpersonal Communication | 4 |
| | PHE or approved electives | 8 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 28 |