Health Promotion, Minor
The Health Promotion Minor is designed to assist students in gaining a deeper understanding of health issues and their impact on overall quality of life.
Health Promotion – Minor
Health Promotion, Minor
Offered as an Academic Minor
The Health Promotion Minor provides a solid foundation for students to promote healthy behaviors and prevention of disease in individuals and society. This Minor 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 Minor can be used to augment a variety of other Majors offered at SOU.
Degree Fit
Program Preparation
This Minor is designed for students who desire to complement their non-Health and Exercise Science Major with educational offerings in the area of Health Promotions in order to better position themselves to gain employment 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.
Degree Roadmap
Every Health Promotion Minor student will take courses in Nutrition, Medical Terminology and the relation between Health and Society. Students must meet all applicable requirements listed in the Minors section of this catalog, including the Minor residence requirement. Students must achieve a 2.5 GPA in 26 credits of health and/or physical education coursework listed below to earn a minor in health promotion. All courses must be taken for a letter grade unless instructor permission is obtained.
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