Offered as a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Major
The Health Education and Promotion Concentration provides a solid foundation for students to promote healthy behaviors and prevention of disease in individuals and society. This concentration is for students who plan to work in the public health promotion/education fields through local, state, and federal government agencies including schools, community organizations, insurance companies, health and wellness clinics, hospitals and/or the private sector. Students study environmental, and community health topics and learn how to use communication strategies and advocacy efforts to improve the health status of individuals, communities, states, and the nation.
This Concentration is for students who desire to seek employment in the public health promotion/education fields through local, state, and federal government agencies including schools, community organizations, insurance companies, hospitals and/or the private sector.
Every Health Education and Promotion Concentration student will take courses in Biology, Nutrition, Medical Terminology, and the relationship between Health and Society. The curriculum combines science-based coursework and integrates internship components to a student’s curriculum in order to add a real-world working experience. These opportunities provide a showcase in which the student can demonstrate education and experience gained during undergraduate work. Every Health and Exercise Science major will take a range of courses associated with our core curriculum. To earn a BA or BS in Health and Exercise Science, students must have a GPA in major courses of at least 2.5.
The undergraduate capstone experience is designed to bring reflection and focus to the whole of your college experience. It encourages students to integrate facets of interests with important concepts from Health and Exercise Science and Health Promotions. The Capstone is a culminating college experience that focuses on features of your interests and requires the use of skills, methodology, and knowledge you have learned throughout your undergraduate curriculum in Health and Exercise Science.
Contact: Joel Perkins – 541.552.6526 – perkinsj@sou.edu
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SOU Health & Exercise Science
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
541.552.6526
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