Health Minor
The Department of Health and Exercise Studies offers a 15 credit hour health minor that is designed for undergraduate students wishing to pursue careers in health-related professions and for students wishing to gain in-depth knowledge in various contemporary health-related topics for their own personal development. The minor provides students with theories, concepts, and practical skills concerning health behavior and includes a practicum to apply theory to practice.
Minor Coordinator
Program Requirements
- A grade of “C-” or better required in each course.
- Minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in the minor.
- All Health Minor courses (16 credit hours) must be taken for a letter grade to complete the Health minor.
- The minor will require a minimum of ten (10) hours taken at North Carolina State University.
- HESM 285 Personal Health will be a prerequisite for HESM 375 Health Planning and Programming.
- HESM 285 Personal Health and HESM 375 Health Planning and Programming will be prerequisites for HESM 377 Methods of Health Promotion.
- A maximum of TWO (2) courses may be used (double-counted) towards both departmental major requirements and minor requirements.
- No courses for the minor may be taken for S/U credit.
| Required Courses | 7 | ||
| HESM 285 | Personal Health | ||
| HESM 375 | Health Planning and Programming | ||
| HESM 377 | Methods of Health Promotion | ||
| HESM 300 | Practicum in Health 1 | ||
| Elective Courses 2 | 9 | ||
| BIO 105 & BIO 106 | Biology in the Modern World and Biology in the Modern World Laboratory | ||
| or BIO 181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | ||
| GN 301 | Genetics in Human Affairs | ||
| MB 200 | The Fourth Horseman: Plagues that Changed the World | ||
| NTR 301 | Introduction to Human Nutrition | ||
| HESM 212 | Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco | ||
| HESM 213 | Human Sexuality | ||
| WGS 330 | Women and Health | ||
| HESM 284 | Women’s Health Issues | ||
| HESM 286 | Nutrition, Exercise and Weight Control | ||
| HESM 287 | Stress Management | ||
| PRT 200 | Health, Wellness and the Pursuit of Happiness | ||
| SOC 381 | Sociology of Medicine | ||
| Total Hours: 16 |
Admission Process
- Read over all information regarding the minor program.
- Contact the minor program coordinator (jikagend@ncsu.edu).
- Declare the minor through CODA in MyPack portal.
- Begin taking the required and/or elective courses in the minor program.
- Meet with the minor coordinator prior to enrolling in the minor practicum.
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