Health Education, Health Education and Lifetime Wellness Concentration, B.S.

Health and Human Performance
615-898-5878
Andrew Owusu, program coordinator
Andrew.Owusu@mtsu.edu

The major in Health Education provides basic experiences for those interested in preparing for numerous health and health-related professions. Persons majoring in Health Education may choose from two concentrations: Community and Public Health and Health Education and Lifetime Wellness. Those seeking teacher licensure will complete a Secondary Education minor.

The Health Education and Lifetime Wellness concentration is designed to prepare lifetime wellness instructors for grades 9-12. In consultation with an advisor, the student will include the curriculum below.

Curriculum: Health Education, Health Education and Lifetime Wellness

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

Humanities and/or Fine Arts 6 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours (HLTH 1530/1531 rec.)
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours (BIOL 1030/1031 rec.)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
PHED 1280 - Beginning Pilates 1 credit hour
HLTH 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours OR
PHED 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Sophomore

BIOL 2030 - Anatomy and Physiology 3 credit hours AND
BIOL 2031 - Anatomy and Physiology Lab 0 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
PHED 1190 - Aerobic Dance 1 credit hour
HLTH 4300 - The School Health Program 3 credit hours
HLTH 4400 - Drugs and Violence in Health Education 3 credit hours
PHED 3900 - Adapted Physical Education 3 credit hours
Mathematics (Math) 3 credit hours
Natural Science (Nat Sci) (other than BIOL) 4 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Junior

HLTH 3320 - Community and Public Health 3 credit hours
HLTH 4260 - Curriculum and Teaching Methods in Health Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 4270 - Bioethical Issues in Health Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 4360 - Teaching Human Sexuality 3 credit hours
NFS 1240 - Principles of Nutrition 3 credit hours
PHED 1270 - Yoga 1 credit hour
PHED 1290 - Tai Chi 1 credit hour
PHED 3720 - Fitness Education K-12 3 credit hours
YOED 3000 - Classroom Management 3 credit hours
YOED 3300 - Problem-Based Instructional Strategies 3 credit hours
HLTH-advised electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Senior

HLTH 4340 - Fitness Education for the Adult 3 credit hours
HLTH 4810 - Measurement and Evaluation 3 credit hours
PHED 3930 - Concepts and Tactics of Teaching Games 2 credit hours
YOED 4020 - Residency I: Grades K-12 6 credit hours
YOED 4400 - Residency II 12 credit hours

Health Education, Health Education and Lifetime Wellness Concentration, B.S.

Curriculum: Health Education, Health Education and Lifetime Wellness

Freshman

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 27 Hours

Total hours in program: 120