Lifestyle Medicine Extended Major, B.S.

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Department of Health Professions

College of Health and Human Sciences

Available Program Format(s): Online, Hybrid

About the Program

The Bachelor of Science Major in Lifestyle Medicine provides students with competencies in lifestyle medicine, health navigation, and wellness coaching. Lifestyle medicine is the use of evidence-based lifestyle approaches, including healthful eating, physical activity, sleep, stress management, tobacco cessation, fostering relationships, emotional wellness, and environmental health. These approaches prevent and treat many chronic diseases, improve outcomes and quality of life, tackle health disparities, and decrease health costs. Throughout the major, themes of cultural competence, service, self-care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and whole-person health will be emphasized. The major prepares students to incorporate the principles of evidence-based lifestyle medicine in health related careers, prepares students to obtain related certifications, and positions them as leaders in addressing national health concerns. This extended major is also applicable to students wishing to enter graduate health professional schools; however other prerequisites will likely be necessary for admission. The Lifestyle Medicine Extended Major allows students to take several electives from a variety of lifestyle medicine disciplines.

General Degree Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the four areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

Program Requirements

A total of 120 semester hours are required for graduation.
A grade of C- or better is required for each course in this program to count toward the bachelor’s degree. Students should note that programs differ in the minimum grade required.

General Studies Requirements: 33 credits

Students should consult the General Studies Requirements for a list of courses that fulfill the General Studies Requirements for degree completion.

Written Communication (6 credits)
Oral Communication (3 credits)
Quantitative Literacy (3 credits)
Arts and Humanities (6 credits)
Historical (3 credits)
Natural and Physical Sciences (6 credits)
- Recommended: Students may fulfill half of this requirement by taking NUT 2040 - Introduction to Nutrition which is required for the lifestyle medicine extended major
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)
- Recommended: Students may fulfill this requirement by taking ITP 1500 - Dynamics of Health and ITP 3850 - Lifestyle Medicine which are required for the lifestyle medicine extended major
Global Diversity (0 or 3 credits*)

* Students will fulfill the global diversity requirement by taking an approved course within one of the following categories: arts and humanities; historical; natural and physical sciences; or social and behavioral sciences.

Ethnic Studies & Social Justice Requirement: 0 or 3 credits

Students should consult the Ethnic Studies & Social Justice Graduation Requirement for a list of courses that fulfill the ESSJ Requirement for degree completion.
Recommended: students wishing to fulfill this requirement from a course that is an option for the major may wish to take HCM 3700 - Health Disparities in the U.S.

Lifestyle Medicine Core: 42 credits

Core required for the Lifestyle Medicine Extended Major

COMM 2020 - Introduction to Health Communication Credits: 3
or
HCM 3700 - Health Disparities in the U.S. Credits: 3
or
SLHS 2990 - Introduction to Health Communication Credits: 3
HCM 3150 - Health Care Organization and Management Credits: 3
ITP 1000 - Health Career Foundations Credits: 3
ITP 1500 - Dynamics of Health Credits: 3
ESS 2700 - Wellness Coaching I Credits: 3
or
ITP 2950 - Wellness Coaching I Credits: 3
ITP 3450 - Dynamics of Disease Credits: 3
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
PUB 2000 - Community Health Worker Fundamentals Credits: 3
PUB 4030 - Advanced Community Health Worker Credits: 3
RST 3530 - Healthy International Cooking Credits: 3
or
ITP 2700 - Holistic Dimensions of Wellness Credits: 3
or
ITP 3800 - Stress and Sleep: Impact on Health and Disease Credits: 3
or
ESS 1030 - Physical Well-being Credits: 1
and
ESSA 1870 - Stress Management Credits: 2
ESS 4700 - Wellness Coaching II Credits: 3
or
ITP 4400 - Wellness Coaching II Credits: 3
NUT 2040 - Introduction to Nutrition Credits: 3

Electives: 15 credits

Choose 15 Credits

AGE 3800 - Long-Term Care: Managing Across the Continuum Credits: 3
ESS 1440 - Stress Management Techniques Credits: 3
ESS 3340 - Physiology of Exercise Credits: 4
EXS 1020 - Resistance Training Techniques Credits: 3
EXS 1640 - Physical Fitness Techniques and Programs Credits: 3
HCM 3500 - Health Care Research Methods 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 3560 - Motivational Interviewing Credits: 2
HSP 3575 - Motivational Interviewing for Health Professionals Credits: 3
HSP 4290 - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma Informed Care Credits: 1
ITP 2800 - Health, Society, and the Environment Credits: 3
ITP 2820 - Anger In Men: A Whole Approach 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 3700 - Physiology of Aging 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 4600 - Clinical Pathophysiology Credits: 4
ITP 4999 - Applied Learning with Lifestyle Medicine 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 3350 - Global Nutrition and Health Credits: 3
NUT 3400 - Nutrition and Weight Management Credits: 3
NUT 3500 - Food Safety Credits: 3
PSY 2120 - Brain and Behavior Credits: 3
PSY 2150 - Positive Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 2210 - Psychology of Human Development 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 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
RST 3905 - Farm to Table Sustainability Credits: 3
or any ITP, HCM, HCPS, or PUB prefix course
any ESSA course may count for up to 4 credits of electives

Senior Experience: 3 credits

ESS 4950 - Community Coaching for Health Credits: 3
or
ITP 4950 - Community Coaching for Health Credits: 3

Summary of Requirements

General Studies Requirements	33 credits
ESSJ Requirement	0-3 credits
Core Courses	42 credits
Elective Courses	15 credits
Senior Experience	3 credits
Unrestricted Electives	24-36 credits
Total for the Lifestyle Medicine Extended Major, B.S.	120 credits

Required courses for the major may also count for General Studies and ESSJ requirements, so the total credits listed may be greater than the number required to complete the degree. Therefore, it is important that you work with your advisor to make sure you are meeting requirements for your degree.