2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog

Nov 27, 2024

2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Community Health: Concentration in Wellness and Health Promotion [CHEA_WELL]

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This concentration in the Health Department is intended to prepare health education specialists to work in a variety of private, public and worksite settings related to health promotion. Responsibilities include assessing client needs, designing health promotion programs, implementing/coordinating programs and evaluation of outcomes.

Career Potential

Wellness specialist in a business or corporation
Wellness manager in a private health promotion center
College or school-site wellness coordinator
Wellness coordinator in a community agency

Community Health with a concentration in Wellness and Health Promotion [CHEA_WELL]

In addition to the requirements to fulfill the concentration in Wellness and Health Promotion listed below, students must fulfill all degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Community Health [CHEA] .

Required Concentration Courses: 18 credit hours

EXS 397 - Exercise Physiology I (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 210 - Wellness and Health Promotion (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 232 - Nutrition (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 301 - Stress Management (3 cr. hr.)
MGT 250 - Principles of Management (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 394 - Health-Related Behavior: Formation and Change (3 cr. hr.)
Proof of first aid and CPR certification

Total Credit Hours Required for the concentration in Wellness and Health Promotion: 18

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124

Example of the B.A. in Community Health: Concentration in Wellness and Health Promotion over four years

First Year Fall

CPN 100 - Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.)
BIO 110 - Principles of Biology I (4 cr. hr.)
COR 101 - The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 17

First Year Spring

HLH 203 - Community Health (3 cr. hr.)
CPN 101 - Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.)
BIO 111 - Principles of Biology II (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Second Year Fall

COM 210 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 221 - Professional Issues in Health Science (1 cr. hr.)
BIO 301 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)
HLH elective (3 cr. hr.)
Foreign language 101 (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Second Year Spring

BIO 302 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 390 - Environmental Health and Ecology (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 301 - Stress Management (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Third Year Fall

HLH 232 - Nutrition (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 380 - Introduction to Health Informatics and Communication (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 391 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 394 - Health-Related Behavior: Formation and Change (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Third Year Spring

HLH 210 - Wellness and Health Promotion (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 462 - Organization and Administration of Health Programs (3 cr. hr.)
BIO 303 - Microbiology and Human Disease (4 cr. hr.)
MGT 250 - Principles of Management (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 16

Fourth Year Fall

HLH 492 - Chronic and Communicable Diseases (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 493 - Community Health Education (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 494 - Assessment and Evaluation of Health Programs (3 cr. hr.)
EXS 397 - Exercise Physiology I (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Fourth Year Spring

HLH 499 - Fieldwork in Health (8 cr. hr.)
HLH 499 must be taken for a total of 16 credit hours

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Community Health: Concentration in Wellness and Health Promotion [CHEA_WELL]

Career Potential

Community Health with a concentration in Wellness and Health Promotion [CHEA_WELL]

Required Concentration Courses: 18 credit hours

Total Credit Hours Required for the concentration in Wellness and Health Promotion: 18

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124

Example of the B.A. in Community Health: Concentration in Wellness and Health Promotion over four years

First Year Fall

Total credit hours for semester: 17

First Year Spring

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Second Year Fall

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Second Year Spring

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Third Year Fall

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Third Year Spring

Total credit hours for semester: 16

Fourth Year Fall

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Fourth Year Spring

Total credit hours for semester: 16