Community Health Minor

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This minor is administered by the area of Health Sciences and Wellness in the School of Health Sciences and Wellness .

The Community Health Minor provides coursework that meets the standards required for graduates to qualify for the Community Health Education Specialist (CHES®) credential examination. You will gain experience in Assessment of needs and Capacity; Planning; Implementation; Evaluation and Research; Advocacy; Communication; Leadership and Management; and Ethics and Professionalism.

The Community Health Minor will provide you with a distinct education to pursue industry leading certification and careers in settings such as public health agencies, hospital community health, employee wellness centers, and health advocacy organizations.

Consists of a minimum of 30 credits.

Required Core, 27 credits

HSW 300 - Programming, Promotion, and Advocacy Credits: 3
HSW 301 - Fundamentals of Biostatistics Credits: 3 or
MATH 255 - Elementary Statistical Methods Credits: 4 or
PSYC 300 - Statistics for Psychologists Credits: 4
HSW 310 - Communication in Health Care Credits: 3
HSW 360 - Evidence-Based Research Methods Credits: 3
HSW 385 - Professionalism and Leadership Credits: 3
HSW 395 - Epidemiology and Public Health Credits: 3
HSW 410 - Promoting and Marketing Wellness Credits: 3
HSW 420 - Health Promotion Management Credits: 3
HSW 470 - Experiential Learning in Health Science and Wellness Credits: 1-12 (Take 3 credits)

Take a minimum of 3 credits from the list below:

BUS 324 - Human Resource Management Credits: 3
BUS 329 - Project Management Credits: 3
DAB 370 - Data Visualization and Communication Credits: 3
ENGL 347 - Grant and Proposal Writing Credits: 3
GEOG 341 - Geographic Information Systems I Credits: 3
HD 265 - Human Growth and Development: A Life-Span Approach Credits: 3
HD 386 - Family Health Implications of Resource Management Credits: 3
HSW 304 - Health and Wellness Coaching Credits: 3
HSW 306 - Introduction to Motivational Interviewing and Health and Wellness Coaching Credits: 3
HSW 330 - Resilience and Stress Management Credits: 3
HSW 400 - Issues in Aging Credits: 3
PHIL 302 - Ethics and Medicine Credits: 3
SOC 367 - Social Epidemiology Credits: 3
SW 383 - Introduction to Substance Use Disorders Credits: 3