Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, Health Promotion and Fitness Programming option
Health promotion and wellness activities take place in a range of institutions from private clinics to fitness centers throughout the United States. In this concentration, students take classes about proper nutrition, exercise, managements, consumer health, and much more. Outreach programs, health fairs, and community activities round out the students' experiences and prepare them with practical skills for the real world. Students have the option of concentrating their studies in Health Promotion, Fitness Programming or Gerontology.
If you pursue the Health Promotion and Wellness track, you will be prepared for a wide range of careers in the areas of wellness, fitness programming, gerontology, personal training and exercise science. Classes and the internship can be focused toward setting such as cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, fitness leadership, fitness program management, and corporate wellness/fitness.
Your 120-hour program of study includes:
- a 34-hour university general education program. The goal and framework of this program is designed to provide maximum transferability and flexibility for students within the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) system. For a full listing of current FHSU courses that apply toward the KBOR Systemwide Transfer GE program please click here.
- a 25-hour core of professional courses common to all Health and Human Performance majors, and
- a Health Promotion and Wellness core
- a concentration core along with a selection of classes specific to your area of study
- a selection of general electives designed to complement your area of study
Program Summary
General Education (34 hours)
Health and Human Performance Core (24 hours)
HHP 201 Concepts of Physical Fitness (1)
HHP 210 Intro to Health and Human Performance (3)
HHP 220 Responding to Emergencies (3)
HHP 280 Care and Prevention of Exercise and Sport Injuries (3)
HHP 330 Adapted/Special Physical Education (3)
HHP 340 Tests and Measurements in HHP (2)
HHP 390 Physiology of Exercise (3)
HHP 440 Kinesiology (3)
HHP 450 Program Organization and Administration (3)
Concentration Core (25-27 hours)
HHP Aquatics Elective (1-3)
HHP 151 Aerobics (1)
HHP 115 Weight Training and Conditioning (1)
HHP 230 Principles of Nutrition (3)
HHP 312 Fitness Leadership (2)
HHP 313 Health and Promotion Wellness (3)
HHP 371 Leisure Programming (3)
HHP 445 Clinical Exercise Physiology (3)
HHP 447 Instrumentation in Ex Physiology (3)
HHP 465 Internship in HHP (3)
HHP 480 Leisure Programming for the Elderly (2)
Area of Specialization
Each student selects an area of specialization from the following areas (17-20 hours)
Health Promotion Course Recommendations
HHP 310 Consumer Health (2)
HHP 320 Communicable and Emergent Diseases (3)
HHP 332 Lifespan Nutrition (3)
HHP 612 Physiology of Aging (3)
HHP 619 Exercise Testing and Prescription (3)
SOC 644 Sociology of Aging for the Elderly (3)
Recommended General Education Courses
BIOL 100 Human Biology (3)
BIOL 102 Lab Experience in Biology (1)
Fitness Program Course Recommendations
HHP 315 Nutrition and Athletic Performance (3)
HHP 435 Personal Training Certification (3)
HHP 612 Physiology of Aging (3)
HHP 619 Exercise Testing and Prescription for Elderly (3)
Internship and/or Aquatics and/or Fitness/Rec Electives (6)
Gerontology Course Recommendations
HHP 371 Leisure Programming for the Elderly (2)
HHP 605 Introduction to Gerontology (3)
HHP 612 Physiology of Aging (3)
HHP 617 Nutrition and Aging (3)
HHP 619 Ex. Testing/Prescription for Elderly (3)
NURS 211 Learning in Older Adulthood (2)
PSY 420 Psychology of Aging (3)
PSY 668 Neuropsychology (3)
SOC 644 Sociology of Aging (3)
SOCW 620 Spiritually Aging
SLP 655 Communication in Aging (2)