Health Promotion and Science, B.S.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Program | ||
| Understanding College (FS) | 1 | |
| Writing and Presentation (WRI1 & OC1) | 6 | |
| Mathematics (QR1) | 3-4 | |
| Information Literacy, Media, and Research (ITML) | 3 | |
| Creative Voices across Cultures (HCE) | 6 | |
| Science at Work (NPW) | 6-10 | |
| Anatomy and Physiology 1 | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology 2 | ||
| Ethics, Reality and Logic (PEM) | 6 | |
| Medical Ethics | ||
| Individual and Societies (SEH) | 6 | |
| Our World, Past and Present (WHG) | 6 | |
| Personal Wellness (FH) | 2-3 | |
| Religion and Culture (RS) | 3 | |
| Health Promotion and Science Major | ||
| HS-1201 | Community Health | 3 |
| HS-2150 | Methods in Teaching Health | 3 |
| HS-2151 | Theory & Research in Health Promotion | 3 |
| HS-2406 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| HS-3250 | Designing Health Promotional Programs | 3 |
| HS-3251 | Implementation and Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs | 3 |
| HS-4350 | Intro to Research and Bioethics in HP | 3 |
| HS-4990 | Internship in Allied Health I | 3 |
| HS-4998 | Seminar in Health Science | 3 |
| Select three health promotion electives | 9 | |
| Safety and First Aid | ||
| Nutrition | ||
| Coping with Stress | ||
| Healing and Wholeness | ||
| Women's Health Issues | ||
| Death, Loss, and Grief | ||
| Introduction to Public Health | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Public Health | ||
| MAT-2301 | Statistics | 3 |
| PSY-1100 | General Psychology | 3 |
| General electives | 33 | |
| Total Hours | 123-129 | |
The successful completion of HS-4998 Seminar in Health Science satisfies the College’s Comprehensive Examination/Thesis requirement.
In keeping with our mission at St. Francis College, the courses you take courses across the liberal arts ensure that you are well-rounded, able to engage in meaningful thought and conversation both within and outside of your area of expertise, and building a foundation for future success by deepening and broadening your knowledge. Building on First Year Foundations and augmenting your major field of study, the combination of courses in the Bodies of Knowledge prepares you to meet the challenges the world presents to you with intelligence, clarity, and empathy. They will equip you to solve complex problems, contribute to your community, and improve the world you inhabit.
Institutional Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate sensitivity to creative expression
- Communicate ideas and information through written, oral, visual and digital media
- Employ critical and analytical skills
- Value diverse perspectives of the human experience
- Implement information, technology and media literacy
- Demonstrate quantitative literacy
Foundation Courses- First Year College (13-14 credits)
St. Francis College’s mission, emphasizing Franciscan education, highlights access and opportunities for all students. In your first year at SFC, you will combine key skill development with courses in the liberal arts and in your areas of interest. Each of these courses and categories is essential to your success in college and beyond. Our First Year Foundations program ensures that all students will be equitably prepared to excel and achieve their goals.
Bodies of Knowledge (35 credits)
At St. Francis College, our Franciscan mission states that we “educate the whole person for a full, relational life.” This means that we strive, by making certain you take courses across the liberal arts, to ensure that you are well-rounded, able to engage in meaningful thought and conversation both within and outside of your area of expertise, and create success by deepening and broadening your knowledge. Building on First Year Foundations and augmenting your major field of study, the combination of courses in the Bodies of Knowledge prepare you to meet the challenges the world presents to you with intelligence, clarity, and empathy. They will equip you to solve complex problems, contribute to your community, and improve the world you inhabit.