Lifestyle Medicine Minor

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About the Program

The Lifestyle Medicine minor assists students interested in learning how positive behavior changes to 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.

Program Requirements

This minor is a total of 18 credits: 9 required credit hours and 9 elective credit hours.

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 Health and Human Sciences Advising Office at 303-615-1099.

Required Courses: 9 credits

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

Elective Courses: 9 credits

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 - Physical 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
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
PUB 1500 - Dynamics of Health Credits: 3
PUB 2950 - Wellness Coaching I Credits: 3
ITP 3111 - Aging Warriors: Understanding the Health Issues of Aging Men Credits: 3
PUB 3700 - Physiology of Aging Credits: 3
PUB 4400 - Wellness Coaching II Credits: 3
PUB 4950 - Community Coaching for Health 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 1010 - Health Career Foundations Credits: 3
PUB 2000 - Community Health Worker Fundamentals Credits: 3
PUB 2700 - Holistic Dimensions of Wellness Credits: 3
PUB 2820 - Anger In Men: A Whole Approach 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 3040 - Men’s Health Credits: 3
PUB 3200 - Ethics in Health Care Credits: 3
PUB 3450 - Dynamics of Disease Credits: 3
PUB 3800 - Stress and Sleep: Impact on Health and Disease Credits: 3
PUB 3810 - Men Across Cultures Credits: 3
PUB 3911 - Fathers and Health: A Global Perspective Credits: 3
PUB 4000 - Health Policy - Practice and Development Credits: 3
PUB 4010 - Health Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation Credits: 3
PUB 4015 - Pediatric Holistic Health Credits: 3
PUB 4020 - Peer Health Education- Field Experience Credits: 3
PUB 4030 - Advanced Community Health Worker Credits: 3
PUB 4100 - Women’s Holistic Health Credits: 3
PUB 4300 - Botanical Pharmacology Credits: 3
PUB 4999 - Applied Learning with Lifestyle Medicine Credits: 3
RST 1550 - Food Fundamentals Credits: 3
RST 3530 - Healthy International Cooking Credits: 3
RST 3875 - Food Preservation Techniques Credits: 3
RST 3905 - Farm to Table Sustainability 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 3120 - Unraveling Inequalities in Social Work Practice Credits: 3
SWK 3150 - Social Work and Child Maltreatment Credits: 3
SWK 3500 - Social Work Practice with LGBTQ People Credits: 3
SWK 4430 - Partnering with Families for Change Credits: 3
UA 2735 - Urban Vegetable Farming Credits: 3
ESSA Prefix Courses: up to 4 credits

Summary of Requirements

Required Courses	9 credits
Elective Courses	9 credits
Total for the Lifestyle Medicine Minor	18 credits