Health Behavior Minor
This minor provides the foundational courses for students who wish to specialize in health education and become a 'Certified Health Education Specialist' (or CHES). It is open to all students and complements majors in health-related professional and pre-professional programs. A minimum 2.00 GPA is required for all courses in the minor. No courses may be taken credit/no-credit. Students majoring in Public Health in the College of Arts and Science, or in the Nutrition major in the Department of Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Health, Food & Nutrition for Pre-Health Professions concentration, can count no more than 6 hours from their major towards this minor.
Program Requirements
(18 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following: | ||
| KNH 218 | Applied Health Behavior Change | 3 |
| KNH 262 | Public Health Education | 3 |
| KNH 434 | Public Health Communication and Marketing | 3 |
| KNH 462 | Public Health Planning and Evaluation | 3 |
| Electives - select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Food, Nutrition & Health | ||
KNH 125 | ||
| Physical Activity and Health | ||
| Medical Terminology for Health Professionals | ||
| Global and Community Nutrition | ||
| National and Global Health Policy | ||
| Psychological Perspectives on Health | ||
| Public Health Research Methods | ||
| Nutrition for Sports and Fitness | ||
| Public Health Disparities Past and Current | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |