The field of Health Care encompasses knowledge and abilities from many disciplines. Critical thinking and research skills, clear and focused written and spoken communication, creative problem solving, and personal and professional interaction with a diverse population are highly desired by employers. Add this +PLUS to your Bachelor’s degree to direct your academic strengths and talents to the growing field of Community Health.
Why +PLUS Community Health Promotion?
- Combine your passion for learning with your commitment to making a difference!
- Career options include governmental and non-profit agencies at the global, national and local levels, health insurance companies, community health, private industry and educational agencies.
- Graduates are prepared to work with a diverse population in the U.S. and globally in a variety of healthcare related fields.
- Students can participate in community health-related service learning or internship.
- Local service learning and internship opportunities include working with agencies that serve diverse populations.
- As part of a strong Liberal Arts education, students will gain a background in the sociological, behavioral and economic aspects of health care.
- Students who maintain a 3.0 GPA are fully prepared for application to our Master of Public Health program.
Explore Your World of Opportunity
- Accompany Health Promotion, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy and Athletic Training faculty and students for community health service learning in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Kenya during January term or spring break.
- °®½´ÊÓƵ offers critical world languages – Chinese, French, Italian and Spanish – as well as exciting study abroad opportunities in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean related to global health issues.
Coursework
Review the required courses and additional courses below (21 credits). Other courses may be allowed with the approval of the Director.
Underlined courses are core electives.
| Course | Offered |
|---|---|
| HPR 102 Intro to Health Care | F/S |
| HPR 234 Foundations of Public Health | S |
| HPR 208 Health Promotion & Education | F |
| HPR 320 Com. Health Education & Disease Prevention | F/S |
Underlined courses are core electives.
| Course | Offered |
|---|---|
| HPR 305 Communicating Health | EOF |
| HPR 313 Principles of Health Behavior Change | S |
| HPR 331 Community Health Education: Fieldwork & Outreach | F |
| HPR 335 Critical Issues in Global Health | S |
| HPR 112 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan | AN |
| LEAF 527 Leadership in Non-Profit organizations and Community Based Change* | S |
| PHI 321 Medical Ethics | F/S/SU |
| PHI/NUR 222 Healing, Holism and Spirituality in Health Care | F |
| PHI/REL 326 Meaning of Care in a Technological Society | EOF |
| PSY 229 Health Psychology | EOY |
| NUR 316 Holistic Perspectives | F/S/SU |
| SOC 209 Social Problems | AN |
| Community Health Related Service Learning or Internship w/ approval | F/S |
*Advisor permission required
For more information contact Justine Tutuska, Health Promotion.