Hours required and general/college requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 hours must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for Bachelor of Science degree as specified in the “General university requirements” in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Education requirements.

Major requirements

Health promotion core courses, 39 hours

• AGER 4800 - The Social Context of Aging: Global Perspectives
• HLTH 1900 - Principles of Health
• HLTH 2100 - Mental Health
• HLTH 2200 - Family Life and Human Sexuality
• HLTH 3300 - Health Emergencies and First Aid
• HLTH 3110 - Health Promotion: Development and Application of Presentation Skills
• HLTH 3120 - Drugs and Human Health
• HLTH 3130 - Health Promotion Skills and Competencies
• HLTH 4430 - Planning, Administration and Evaluation of Health Programs
• HLTH 4600 - Behavioral Change Strategies in Health Promotion
• HLTH 4850 - Internship in Community Health Promotion (6 hours) (Internship will serve as the Capstone experience for students on the Corporate Health track)
• HMGT 1450 - Principles of Nutrition

Corporate health track, 18 hours

• HLTH 4300 - Health Promotion in the Corporate Setting
• KINE 3080 - Physiological Bases of Exercise and Sport
• KINE 4300 - Exercise Leadership
• KINE 4320 - Exercise Testing and Prescription
• RESM 4050 - Management of Recreation, Event, and Sport Organizations
• RESM 4180 - Planning, Designing, and Maintaining Recreation, Event, and Sport Facilities and Areas

Minor

Students on the corporate health track will have a minor in marketing. This is an 18-hour minor with at least 6 hours at the 3000-4000 level.

Health elective courses, 3 hours

Students on the corporate health track will take 3 hours from the following courses:

• AGER 4020 - Psychology of Death and Dying
• EADP 3010 - Principles of Emergency Management
• EADP 4010 - Public Health and Disasters
• EADP 4050 - Social Vulnerability in Disasters
• HLTH 4500 - Leadership and Professional Proficiency in Health Promotion
• KINE 3020 - Movement for Individuals with Disabilities
• KINE 3050 - Biomechanics
• KINE 4320 - Exercise Testing and Prescription
• KINE 4330 - Advanced Sport Nutrition and Metabolism
• PADM 4220 - Proposal Writing and Grants Administration
• PADM 4260 - Volunteer Program Planning and Evaluation
• PSYC 3620 - Developmental Psychology
• PSYC 4670 - Behavioral and Biopsychosocial Challenges within LGBT Communities
• SOCI 3110 - Sociology of Mental Health, Mental Illness and Mental Health Care
• SOWK 4540 - Human Diversity for the Helping Professions
• WGST 2100 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies

Electives

See official degree audit for elective requirements for the corporate health track.

Other requirements

A minimum grade of C is required in each course of the major; a minimum overall GPA of 2.0; a minimum UNT GPA of 2.0; a minimum GPA of 2.75 in the major is required for graduation. (Overall GPA includes all course work transferred plus that taken at UNT.)