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

General Education (41 hours)

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

The following General Education courses are recommended for this major:

• HLTH 1530/HLTH 1531 (Soc/BS)
• BIOL 1030/1031 (Nat Sci)

Major Requirements (46 hours)

Auxiliary Requirements (6 hours)

• HLTH 4340 - Fitness Education for the Adult 3 credit hours
• NFS 1240 - Principles of Nutrition 3 credit hours

Secondary Education Minor (27 hours)

• See Secondary Education Minor  for further information.

Freshman

• HLTH 3240 - Foundations of Health Education 3 credit hours
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts 6 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 6 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)

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• Choose 3 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

Sophomore

• BIOL 2030 - Anatomy and Physiology 3 credit hours AND
• BIOL 2031 - Anatomy and Physiology Lab 0 credit hours

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• 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)

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• PHED 1190 - Aerobic Dance 1 credit hour
• PHED 1290 - Tai Chi 1 credit hour
• NFS 1240 - Principles of Nutrition 3 credit hours
• YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment 3 credit hours
• HLTH 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours
• HLTH 4300 - The School Health Program 3 credit hours
• Natural Science 4 credit hours
• Math 3 credit hours
• Lifetime area of focus 1 credit hour

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• 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

Junior

• HLTH 4260 - Curriculum and Teaching Methods in Health Education 3 credit hours
• HLTH 4340 - Fitness Education for the Adult 3 credit hours
• HLTH 4360 - Teaching Human Sexuality 3 credit hours
• PHED 1270 - Yoga 1 credit hour
• PHED 1280 - Beginning Pilates 1 credit hour
• PHED 3720 - Fitness Education K-12 3 credit hours
• PHED 3900 - Adapted Physical Education 3 credit hours
• PHED 3930 - Concepts and Tactics of Teaching Games 2 credit hours
• YOED 3000 - Classroom Management 3 credit hours
• YOED 3300 - Problem-Based Instructional Strategies 3 credit hours
• Lifetime area of focus courses 6 credit hours

Senior

• YOED 4020 - Residency I: Grades K-12 6 credit hours
• YOED 4400 - Residency II 12 credit hours
• HLTH 4400 - Drugs and Violence in Health Education 3 credit hours
• Lifetime area of Focus courses 6 credit hours