Lifestyle Medicine Minor

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The Lifestyle Medicine minor assists students interested in learning how positive behavior changes improve health and quality of life through nutritious eating, physical activity, stress reduction, sleep habits, tobacco cessation, social connection, and other health supporting behaviors. The minor will prepare students to incorporate the principals of evidence-based lifestyle medicine in health and wellness related careers. The Lifestyle Medicine minor contains required core courses along with numerous elective courses so that students can tailor the minor to meet specific career and personal goals. Potential majors to complement this minor include but are not limited to Integrative Health Care, Recreation Professions, Health Care Management, Nutrition, Health Care Professional Services, and Nursing. The minor is also applicable to individuals who plan to apply to graduate programs in healthcare.

Advising:

Students can contact the Department of Health Professions for advising at 303-615-1200.
New or transfer students interested in the Lifestyle Medicine minor can also seek advising through the College of Professional Studies Advising Office at 303-615-1099.

Course Selection:

Students must take 18 credit hours from courses listed below: 9 required credit hours and 9 elective credit hours.

Required Courses

ITP 3850 - Lifestyle Medicine Credits: 3
ITP 4700 - Community Health Education and Lifestyle Medicine Credits: 3
ITP 4800 - Lifestyle Medicine Across Gender and Lifespan Credits: 3

Lifestyle Medicine Electives

Choose at least 9 credits from the following (at least 3 hours must be upper division). Note: for ITP 2950/HPS 2700 & ITP 4400/HPS 4700 credit will only be given for one prefix: ITP or HPS

AGE 3800 - Long-Term Care: Managing Across the Continuum Credits: 3
COMM 2020 - Introduction to Health Communication Credits: 3
ESS 1030 - Fitness and Well-being Credits: 1-2
ESS 1440 - Stress Management Techniques Credits: 3
ESS 2700 - Wellness Coaching I Credits: 3
ESS 3340 - Physiology of Exercise Credits: 4
ESS 4700 - Wellness Coaching II Credits: 3
ESSA 1870 - Stress Management Credits: 2
EXS 1020 - Resistance Training Techniques Credits: 3
EXS 1640 - Physical Fitness Techniques and Programs Credits: 3
HCM 3150 - Health Care Organization and Management Credits: 3
HCM 3500 - Health Care Research Methods Credits: 3
HCM 3700 - Health Disparities in the U.S. Credits: 3
HCPS 3000 - Introduction to Patient Navigation Credits: 3
HON 3910 - Honors Colloquium Credits: 3
HON 4950 - Senior Honors Thesis Credits: 3
HON 4951 - Paired Senior Honors Thesis Credits: 1
HSP 3220 - Conflict Resolution and Decision Making Credits: 3
HSP 3470 - Counseling the Substance Abuser Credits: 4
HSP 3550 - Intimate Partner Violence Credits: 3
HSP 3575 - Motivational Interviewing for Health Professionals Credits: 3
HSP 4290 - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma Informed Care Credits: 1
ITP 1000 - Health Career Foundations Credits: 3
ITP 1500 - Dynamics of Health Credits: 3
ITP 2700 - Holistic Dimensions of Wellness Credits: 3
ITP 2800 - Health, Society, and the Environment Credits: 3
ITP 2820 - Anger In Men: A Whole Approach Credits: 3
ITP 2950 - Wellness Coaching I Credits: 3
ITP 3000 - Men’s Health Credits: 3
ITP 3100 - Health Education and Counseling Credits: 3
ITP 3111 - Aging Warriors: Understanding the Health Issues of Aging Men Credits: 3
ITP 3200 - Ethics in Health Care Credits: 3
ITP 3450 - Dynamics of Disease Credits: 3
ITP 3700 - Physiology of Aging Credits: 3
ITP 3800 - Stress and Sleep: Impact on Health and Disease Credits: 3
ITP 3810 - Men Across Cultures Credits: 3
ITP 3911 - Fathers and Health: A Global Perspective Credits: 3
ITP 4000 - Pediatric Holistic Health Credits: 3
ITP 4100 - Women’s Holistic Health Credits: 3
ITP 4300 - Botanical Pharmacology Credits: 3
ITP 4400 - Wellness Coaching II Credits: 3
ITP 4550 - Advanced Health Navigation and Assessment Credits: 3
ITP 4950 - Community Coaching for Health Credits: 3
ITP 4999 - Applied Learning with Lifestyle Medicine Credits: 3
NUT 2040 - Introduction to Nutrition Credits: 3
NUT 3040 - Nutrition Concepts and Controversies Credits: 3
NUT 3050 - Concepts of Lifecycle Nutrition Credits: 3
NUT 3200 - Nutrition and Sports Performance Credits: 3
NUT 3400 - Nutrition and Weight Management Credits: 3
PSY 2120 - Brain and Behavior Credits: 3
PSY 2150 - Positive Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 3410 - Health Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 3440 - Cravings and Addictions Credits: 3
PUB 1000 - Principles of Public Health Credits: 3
PUB 3000 - Health Behavior Theory and Practice Credits: 3
PUB 3010 - Community Health Survey, Assessment and Health Improvement Planning Credits: 3
PUB 3020 - Introduction to Epidemiology in Public Health Credits: 3
PUB 3030 - Essentials of Environmental Health in Public Health Practices Credits: 3
PUB 4000 - Health Policy - Practice and Development Credits: 3
PUB 4010 - Health Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation Credits: 3
PUB 4020 - Peer Health Education- Field Experience Credits: 3
RST 1550 - Food Fundamentals Credits: 3
RST 3530 - Healthy International Cooking Credits: 3
RST 3875 - Food Preservation Techniques Credits: 3
SPS 4500 - Teaching Assistantship in the College of Professional Studies Credits: 3
SWK 1010 - Introduction to Social Work Credits: 3
SWK 1600 - Community Engagement and Civic Responsibility Credits: 3
SWK 3010 - Social Work Practice with Children and Youth Credits: 3
SWK 3030 - Social Work with Older People Credits: 3
SWK 3080 - Social Work with Families Credits: 3
SWK 3120 - Privilege, Oppression, and Power Credits: 3
SWK 3150 - Social Work and Child Maltreatment Credits: 3
SWK 3500 - Social Work Practice with LGBTQ People Credits: 3
UA 2735 - Urban Vegetable Farming Credits: 3
UA 3905 - Farm to Table Sustainability Credits: 3
ESSA Prefix Courses: up to 4 credits