HPM Program of Study

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

· WSU Core Requirements (see index).

· Bachelor Degree General Education Requirements (refer to General Requirements for either Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts).

· 120 semester hours are required for this bachelor’s degree. Forty of the 120 total hours must be upper division (courses number 3000 and above).

· A total of 63 credit hours are required for this major.

· A minor is not required.

· Human Performance Management majors must have a 2.25 GPA or better in major courses. No more than one "D" is acceptable. The overall GPA must be 2.00 or better.

 

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS (2003-2004)

· Completion of 20 core hours

· Fulfillment of internships, special project, and senior seminar (6 hours)

· Completion of one Area of Emphasis (27 - 28 hours)

$ Completion of required Support Courses for an Emphasis Area (9-10 hours)

 

CORE COURSES (26 HOURS):

HLTH SS 1030, Healthy Lifestyles (3)

HLTH/AT 2300, Emergency Response (3)

HLTH 3200, Methods of Health Education (3)

PEP 2200, Foundations of Human Performance Management Professions (2)

PEP 3600, Measurement for Evaluation and Research (3)

PEP 4620, Leadership Concepts for Human Performance Management (3)

HAS 3020, Health Care Marketing (3)

PEP/REC 2890 or 4890, or PEP/REC 4860, Cooperative Work or Field Experience (5 hours):

      PEP/REC 2890 On-campus Cooperative Work &/or Field Experience (1)

      PEP/REC 2890 Off-campus Cooperative Work &/or Field Experience (1)

      PEP/REC 4890  Full Time Cooperative Work &/or Field Experience (3)

Or PEP/REC 2890 or 4890, or PEP/REC 4860, Cooperative Work or Field Experience (4 hours)

And PEP/HLTH 4800, Independent Study Project (1)

PEP 4990, Senior Seminar (1)

PROFESSIONAL AREAS OF EMPHASIS: A student must complete the required and support courses in either the Wellness or the Sports and Recreation Services Emphasis.

 

$ WELLNESS EMPHASIS

Required Core (24 hours)

PEP 2300, Fitness Evaluation and Exercise Prescription (3)

PEP 3270, Teaching Aerobic Conditioning (2)

PEP 3500, Kinesiology (3)

PEP 3510, Exercise Physiology (3)

PEP 4370, Exercise Management for Special Populations (2)

NUTR 2320, Food Values, Diet Design, and Health (3)

NUTR 3020, Sports Nutrition (3)

Or NUTR 4420,Nutrition and Fitness (3)

AT 3600, Ergonomics for Health and Safety (2)

HLTH 3000, Foundations of Health Promotion (3)

Electives: 3 -4 hours total (students may need upper division credit)

HLTH 2400, Art of Emotional Wellness (3)

HLTH 3400, Substance Abuse Programs (3)

PEP 3280, Teaching Neuromuscular Conditioning (2)

NUTR 2220, Prenatal and Infant Nutrition (2)

NUTR 2420, Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition (2)

NUTR 3220, Foundations of Diet Therapy (2)

NUTR DV 3420, Multicultural Health and Nutrition (3)

NUTR 3020 or NUTR 4420 if not taken in the core (3)

NUTR 3320, Health and Nutrition in the Older Adult (3)

NUTR 4320, Current Issues in Nutrition (2)

 

PE 1010, Aerobic Dance (1)

PE 1040, Walking for Fitness (1)

PE 1043, Jogging (1)

PE 1070, Cross Training for Fitness (1)

PE 1080, Strength Training (1)

PE 1098, Fitness for Life (1)

PE 1310, Water Aerobics (1)

PE 1630, Cross-Country Skiing (1)

 

Required Support Courses (9 - 10 credit hours)

HlthSci LS 1110 Bio-medical Core Lecture (4)

Or Zool LS 1020 Human Biology (3)

NUTR LS 1020, Science and Application of Human Nutrition (3)

Chem PS 1010, Intro to Chemistry (3)

 

$ SPORTS AND RECREATION SERVICES EMPHASIS

Required Core (19 hours)

PEP 3550, Issues in Sports (2)

PEP 3700, Facilities and Events Management (3)

PEP 4830, Directed Readings (3)

REC 3050, Recreation and Leisure (3)

REC 3810, Recreation Leadership and Management (3)

REC 3600, Outdoor Adventure Recreation (3)

Or Rec 3840, Therapeutic and Social Recreation (3)

REC 4550, Outdoor Education (2)

Electives: 9 hours total (students may need upper division credit)

(Choose 5-8 from the following elective courses)

HLTH 2400, Art of Emotional Wellness (3)

HLTH 3400, Substance Abuse Programs (3)

REC 3600 or REC 3840 if not taken in core (3)

PEP 3540, Physiological Aspects of Human Performance (2)

(Choose 1-4 credit hours from the following elective courses)

PE 1010, Aerobic Dance (1)

PE 1040, Walking for Fitness (1)

PE 1043, Jogging (1)

PE 1070, Cross Training for Fitness (1)

PE 1080, Strength Training (1)

PE 1098, Fitness for Life (1)

PE 1310, Water Aerobics (1)

PE 1520, Hiking (1)

PE 1527, Rock Climbing (1)

PE 1630, Cross-Country Skiing (1)

 

Required Support Courses (9 credit hours)

Comm HU 1020, Principles of Public Speaking (3)

Or Comm HU 2110, Introduction to Interpersonal and Small Group Communication (3)

Econ SS 2010, Principles of Microeconomics (3)

Comm HU 2010, Mass Media in Society (3)


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