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Total Semester Credit Hours = 120
The mission of the B.S. Degree Program in Health Studies is to prepare students for professional careers or advanced studies in health-related fields. This program provides graduates with an understanding of a wide range of health-related topics, including: diseases and their causes, distributions, risk factors and prevention; the system of health care delivery in the U.S.; and health promotion and health education in the broadest sense. This program may be used (a) to prepare for or to advance careers related to health care and health promotion in various public and private, clinical and non-clinical settings; (b) to prepare for graduate or professional studies in areas such as public health, physical therapy, clinical exercise physiology, and medicine; or (c) to prepare for Texas State certification to teach health at all levels from Early Childhood to Grade 12 .
For a suggested four-year course of study please visit the department webpage at: www.uttyler.edu/hkdept.
Curriculum
- University Core (44 hours)
The student pursuing teacher certification should take SPCM 1315 Fundamentals of Speech Communication to meet the humanities requirement. For others, PHIL 1301: Introduction to Philosophy is recommended.
CHEM 1311/1111: General Chemistry I/Laboratory and
CHEM 1312/1112: General Chemistry II/Laboratory are recommended for meeting the natural sciences requirement of the University core curriculum.
- Departmental Lower-Division Requirements (12 hours)
ALHS 1300/1100: Personal and Community Wellness/Laboratory
- Required Upper-Division Health Studies Courses (45 hours)
ALHS 3301: Environmental Health
ALHS 3302: Human Diseases
ALHS 3315: Nutrition in Health and Performance
ALHS 3350: Health Biometry
ALHS 3352: Consumer Health
ALHS 3360: Principles of Community and Public Health
ALHS 3362: Behavioral Health
ALHS 4304: Analysis of Needs, Processes and Outcomes in Health
ALHS 4306: The Health Care Delivery System
ALHS 4320: Principles of Epidemiology
ALHS 4324: Drugs and Health
ALHS 4326: Sexual Health
ALHS 4333: Stress Management
HECC 4308: Ethics
HECC 4370: Internship
4. Prescribed Electives (19 hours)
a. Three hours of Communication courses from the following: SPCM 3321, 3325, 4326, or 4329
b. Four hours of Kinesiology courses from the following: KINE 3311/3112; KINE 3331/3132; or KINE 3334/3135:
c. Twelve hours of electives with approval of advisor
Teacher Certification
All students wishing to be certified to teach health (EC-12) in Texas public schools must complete the Academic Foundations, Professional Development, and required content courses and meet the requirements described in the Certification section of the College of Education and Psychology section of this catalog. For further information see a consultant in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. For complete degree requirements please visit our website at: www.uttyler.edu/hkdept.