Personal Health
Requirements
Description
The personal health concentration will allow students with academic interests that lie outside the realm of medical and health sciences to explore and learn the latest information related to healthy lifestyles, including the attainment and retention of a high quality of personal health. Students will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to optimize their personal health and assume increased responsibility for their own personal health and well-being. The concentration reflects the interdisciplinary nature of personal health by including courses from the nutrition, exercise and wellness, and health sciences disciplines.
Requirements
- Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours for this concentration.
- Students must complete a minimum of 12 upper division (300-400 level) hours.
- All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.
Core 12 Hours Required:
EXW 325 Fitness for Life (3)
HSC 210 Cultural Aspects of Health, C (3)
HSC 300 Complementary Healthcare (3)
NTR 100 Introductory Nutrition (3)
Elective courses 6 hours required:
EXW 400 Stress Management for Wellness (3)
HSC 410 Supporting the Health of Older Adults (3)
HSC 412 Health Issues in Later Life (3)
HSC 435 Environmental Health Issues in the U.S. (3)
NTR 450 Nutrition in the Life Cycle, SB (3)
YEAR
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ADVISING
Interdisciplinary Studies Advising
cisa.asu.edu/advising
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Downtown Phoenix
Arizona Center, Suite 380
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CONCENTRATION CONTACT
602‐496‐3300
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MERC C 250