Learning Objectives

Students in HHK will demonstrate increased competency in the following areas as they progress across the departmental curriculum.

1.  Students will demonstrate a competency in current, evidence-based content in the field.

2.  Students will demonstrate the ability to apply this content to their own health, movement, nutrition, and/or sport practices.

3.  Students will effectively use content and theoretical foundations to predict and plan experiences for a range of populations in health, movement, nutrition, and/or sport.

4.  Students will effectively integrate theoretical foundations and applied experiences in health, movement, nutrition, and/or sport to take a critical stand on pertinent issues in the field.

5.  Students will demonstrate an ability to apply content, theory, and experiences in a complex and varying environment, to assess outcomes, and then reflect on and improve their practices in these environments. 

6.  Students will use their growth in the field in leadership positions where they connect with and serve a range of communities.

7.  Students will demonstrate an ability to critically reflect on their growth across the HHK curriculum.

Required Courses

Students interested in completing this concentration must have a combined GPA of 2.67 in HHK 114 , NUTR 100 2 , PSYC 110 , and BIOL 120  or BIOL 122   or ZOOL 101  (each C- or better) and obtain department approval before proceeding.

A minimum of 14.75 total course units are required for this concentration. Please note that some courses may have prerequisites that are not indicated below.

• HHK 114 - Personal Health and Exercise
• NUTR 100 2 - Introduction to Food and Nutrition
• HHK 140 - Core and Dynamic Strength Training (0.5 unit)
• HHK 141 - Cardiovascular and Flexibility Training (0.5 unit)

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• HHK 260 - Exercise Prescription

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• NUTR 300 10 - Lifespan Nutrition

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• NUTR 300 12 - Global Food Systems

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• HHK 300 8 - Health Program Planning (0.5 unit)
• HHK 300 9 - Health Instructional Strategies (0.5 unit)
• HHK 347 - Special Topics in Health and Human Kinetics: A Qualitative Investigation
• HHK 384 - Field Experience

• (0.5 unit)

• HHK 495 - Internship
• HHK 499 - Senior Seminar: Topics in Research and Current Trends in Health, Physical Education, and Sport

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• BIOL 120 - Introduction to Cell Biology (recommended)

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• ZOOL 101 - Human Biology

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• BIOL 122 - Organisms and Their Environment

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• ZOOL 251 - Human Anatomy and Physiology
• PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology
• PSYC 262 - Health Psychology
• PSYC 326 - Public Health: Psychological, Behavioral, and Social Issues *
• COMM 300 10 - Health Communication