Wellness and Prevention Minor
https://cps.unh.edu/online/program/minor/wellness-prevention
This minor provides students with key concepts that impact mental and physical well-being. Students will study foundations for health and explore practices to prevent illness and disease. Obstacles and opportunities for health behavior change are addressed.
NOTE: This minor may not be declared with the following majors: BS Health & Wellness, BS Human Services: Wellness and Prevention, or BS Applied Psychology: Wellness & Prevention.
All minor courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C-, and a 2.0 grade point average must be maintained in courses for the minor. Two courses must be at the upper level (600 or 700). Only 8 credits may overlap between major and minor.
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| HLTC 560 | Health Behaviors: Theoretical Foundations for Health Education | 4 |
| HLTC 720 | Health Program Planning and Evaluation | 4 |
| SCI 502 | Nutrition and Health | 4 |
| HLTC 612 | Population Health | 4 |
| or SCI 550 | Wellness and the Human Body | |
| or SCI 575 | Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine | |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| The Emerging U.S. Health Care System | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Principles of Exercise Science | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Personal and Global Health | ||
| Fitness and Health | ||
| Total Credits | 20 | |
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will have the opportunity to:
- Determine the evidence-based best practices that are common to the field of health and wellness.
- Recognize the health-related problems of an individual, a community or agency.
- Apply knowledge of health and wellness concepts to determine interventions that affect behavior change and enhance the overall well-being of an individual or group.