Health Care Services Minor

Advisor: Margaret Fontanesi-Seime, Department of Social Work

The minor in Health Care Services is interdisciplinary in nature with aging studies, human sciences, physical education, nursing, social work, and sociology courses. Consisting of both traditional and pre-health science coursework, the program is designed to meet the needs of students wishing to work in a variety of health care settings.

Eighteen semester hours are required to complete the minor in Health Care Services.

Required Courses (18 hours)

Select 18 hours from the following:

NFS 3260 - Community Nutrition 3 credit hours
NFS 3280 - Sports Nutrition 3 credit hours
HLTH 2600 - Introduction to Health Professions 3 credit hours
HLTH 4270 - Bioethical Issues in Health Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 4340 - Fitness Education for the Adult 3 credit hours
PSY 4050 - Applied Psychopharmacology 3 credit hours
PSY 4650 - Health Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 4655 - Foundations of Mental Health Counseling 3 credit hours
SOC 4040 - Health Care Delivery Issues 3 credit hours
SOC 4090 - Health Care Management 3 credit hours
SOC 4360 - Medical Sociology 3 credit hours
SOC 4900 - Sociology Internship 3 to 6 credit hours (Health Care Setting)
SW 4640 - Health: Organizations, Policy, and Ethics 3 credit hours