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HEALTH AND WELLNESS

 

Tulane's School of Continuing Studies offers a Bachelor of Arts and a Minor in Health and Wellness.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS

The requirements for the degree are as follows.

Core Competencies

  • ENGL 1010 Writing
    Select one course:
  • Math
  • PHIL 1060 Critical Thinking
  • PHIL 1210 Elementary Symbolic Logic
  • BSMT 3250 Business Statistics
  • CPST 1070 Math for Information Technology

  • Foreign Language or non-Western Culture, 6-8 credits

Supporting Requirement: Oral Communications - Select one course:

Distribution Requirements (at least two disciplines per category)

  • Humanities, 12 credits
  • Sciences, 12 credits
  • Social Sciences, 12 credits

Writing Requirement

  • Designated writing course

Major Requirements

  • HLWL 1800 Wellness in Contemporary American Society
  • HLWL 2010 Social Aspects of Health
  • HLWL 2220 Mind and Body Health
  • HLWL 2230 Stress Management
    Select six courses:
  • HLWL 2330 Nutrition and Behavior
  • HLWL 3110 Exercise and Sport Psychology
  • HLWL 3220 Global Health
  • HLWL 3250 Issues in Women's and Men's Health
  • HLWL 3330 Exercise, Nutrition, and Aging
  • HLWL 3500 Cultural Differences in Healing
  • HLWL 3600 Economics of Health and Wellness
  • HLWL 4010 Catastrophic Illnesses and Injuries
  • HLWL 4050 Mass Media and Health
  • HLWL 4200 Mental Health
  • HLWL 4600 Wellness Coaching: Overcoming Resistance to Change
  • HMLS 3150/6150 Health and Medical Issues in Emergency Management
  • HLWL 5001 Internship

Minor (optional)

  • Varies according to minor chosen

General Electives

  • As needed to total 120 credits

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Supporting Requirement: Oral Communications - Select one course:

Distribution Requirements:

  • Humanities, 6 credits
  • Sciences, 6 credits
  • Social Sciences, 6 credits

Writing Requirement

  • Designated writing course

Major Requirements

  • HLWL 1800 Wellness in Contemporary American Society
  • HLWL 2010 Social Aspects of Health
  • HLWL 2220 Mind and Body Health
  • HLWL 2230 Stress Management
    Select four courses:
  • HLWL 2330 Nutrition and Behavior
  • HLWL 3001 Special Topics: The Human Body
  • HLWL 3110 Exercise and Sport Psychology
  • HLWL 3220 Global Health
  • HLWL 3250 Issues in Women's and Men's Health
  • HLWL 3330 Exercise, Nutrition, and Aging
  • HLWL 3500 Cultural Differences in Healing
  • HLWL 3600 Economics of Health and Wellness
  • HLWL 4010 Catastrophic Illness and Injuries
  • HLWL 4050 Mass Media and Health
  • HLWL 4200 Mental Health
  • HLWL 4600 Wellness Coaching

General Electives

  • As needed to total 60 credits

MINOR IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Minor Requirements

    Select three courses:
  • HLWL 1800 Wellness in Contemporary American Society
  • HLWL 2010 Social Aspects of Health
  • HLWL 2220 Mind and Body Health
  • HLWL 2230 Stress Management
    Select three courses:
  • HLWL 2330 Nutrition and Behavior
  • HLWL 3110 Exercise and Sport Psychology
  • HLWL 3220 Global Health
  • HLWL 3250 Issues in Women's and Men's Health
  • HLWL 3330 Exercise, Nutrition, and Aging
  • HLWL 3500 Cultural Differences in Healing
  • HLWL 3600 Economics of Health and Wellness
  • HLWL 4010 Catastrophic Illnesses and Injuries
  • HLWL 4050 Mass Media and Health
  • HLWL 4200 Mental Health
  • HLWL 4600 Wellness Coaching: Overcoming Resistance to Change

POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Core Requirements

  • HLWL 1800 Wellness in Contemporary American Society
  • HLWL 2010 Social Aspects of Health
  • HLWL 2220 Mind and Body Health
  • HLWL 2230 Stress Management
    Select one course:
  • HLWL 2330 Nutrition and Behavior
  • HLWL 3330 Exercise, Nutrition, and Aging
    Select three courses:
  • HLWL 3001 Special Topics: The Human Body
  • HLWL 3220 Global Health
  • HLWL 3500 Cultural Differences in Healing
  • HLWL 4010 Catastrophic Illness and Injuries
  • HLWL 4050 Mass Media and Health
  • HLWL 4200 Mental Health
  • HLWL 4600 Wellness Coaching


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