Certificate in Wellness

Learn the skills needed to become a more reflective, wellness-focused professional. Applicable to many degree programs, the certificate in wellness will enable you to help others, achieve optimal well-being, happiness and resiliency in both their personal and professional lives. This 12-credit hour certificate offers both in-person, hybrid and online course options in collaboration between the colleges of Education and Human Ecology and Nursing.

Courses

Required courses – 9 credit hours

• ESCE 5271 - Wellness: Achieving a Healthy Lifestyle – (3 credits)
• ESCE 5272 - Wellness: Intervention – (3 credits)
• Nursing 2102 - Optimizing Personal Health, Happiness and Well-being (3 credits)

Elective Courses – 3 credit hours

• HTHRSC 3400 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention – (3 credits)
• HTHRSC 4570 The Role of Integrative Medicine – (3 credits)
• HWIH 2110 Health Athlete – (1 credit)
• HWIH 2210 Dimensions of Wellness and Resilience – (3 credits)
• KNHES 2990 Movement is Medicine – (3 credits)
• KNHES 4525 Promoting Behavior Change in Sport, Leisure, and Exercise – (3 credits)
• KNHES 5652 Worksite Health Promotion – (3 credits)
• KNHES 5703 Health Behavior Theory – (3 credits)
• PUBHHBP 3510 Role of Behavior in Public Health – (3 credits)
• SOCWORK 5013 Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit – (2 credits)

Certificate Requirements