HHP Departmental Summary 2009-2010

HHP Departmental Summary 2009-2010

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HHP Departmental Summary –2009-2010

I Course Changes

Course
#/Title / PROPOSED CHANGE / Justification
UG HHP 492: Program Planning in Community Health / Add new course to the Community Health option. / The ability to develop health related programs is one of the seven essential job skills of community health educators. The addition of this course will ensure that students graduating from our program will be proficient in program planning.
UG HHP 435-Certification Preparation / Add new course to the Exercise Science Option / This course will be required for our Applied Exercise Physiology Track. Many of our students will need to become certified by either the National Strength and Conditioning Association or the American College of Sports Medicine. In order to facilitate certification success, we feel that it is necessary to have this course as a way to present material not covered in other classes and which does not fit into other classes.
UG HHP 417-Fundamentals of Coaching / Add new course to the Exercise Science Option / This course will be required for our Applied Exercise Physiology Track. Many of our graduates in both exercise physiology and health enhancement will be active in athletic coaching either as their full employment or as a portion of their employment. We have periodically taught a course titled “coaching clinic”, but with our reorganization of the exercise science tracks, this course will be a required course for students in the Applied Track. No other course is available to prepare coaches.
HHP 364-Athletic Training Techniques / Change from 1 credit to repeatability 1-3 (R=3) credits / By making the course repeatable, level 2 and 3 athletic training students will be able to receive academic compensation for the time they devote to their summer and wintersession experiences.

II Program Changes

Exercise Science option /
  1. Divide the Exercise Science Option into two trackswhich would be titled “Exercise Science-Applied” and “Exercise Science-Pre-professional.” The core classes for both tracks will remain similar to the current “Exercise Science Option” with small changes to better meet the needs of students. A level 1 program form was completed to cover these changes. Additionally, two new courses are proposed (points 2 And 3 below).
  1. New Course: UG HHP 417 – Fundamentals of Coaching
  1. New course: UG HHP 435-Certification Preparation
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  1. These changes are proposed to best serve the diverse needs of our students in exercise science which currently include pre-PT, pre-med and other medical professions as well as students who are preparing for job placement directly out of their undergraduate work.
  1. Many of our graduates in both exercise physiology and health enhancement will be active in athletic coaching either as their full employment or as a portion of their employment. We have periodically taught a course titled “coaching clinic”, but with our reorganization of the exercise science tracks, this course will be a required course for students in the applied line. No other course is available to prepare coaches.
3. It is important for many of our students to sit for one or both of these certifications. While much of the material is covered in other courses there are a number of topics that are not well covered and which do not fit well into other courses. Additionally, the material is taught over the course of 4 years and recommendations from the national organizations and our experience is that students need an intensive study period to prepare for these exams.
  1. For the Pre-Professional Exercise Science Track we would make the following changes from current ex sci:
  • Drop HHP 184 (Personal Health)
  • Require HHP 482
  • Require PHYS 112/114
  • Require BIOC 380
  • Replace HHP 499 with a choice of either HHP 498 or HHP 499
  • Change requirement of 6 upper division science credits from “3 must be HHP” to allowing all 6 to be elective.
  • Change math requirement to M 151 (precalc).
  • Reduce additional science credit requirement from 11 to 6 due to other increased credit requirements.
  1. For the Applied Exercise Science Track we would make the following changes.
  • Drop HHP 483 and 484
  • Add HHP 465
  • Drop HHP 499
  • Add HHP 498
  • Add HHP 417 (new class)
  • Add HHP 435 (new class)
  • Add HHP 217 – Professional Activities for Majors (1 cr)
  • Change requirement of 6 UD science cr electives with 3 in HHP to: 3 upper division science credit electives (no HHP requirement
  • Add MIS 100s
  • Add MIS 265
/ 4. All of these changes reflect general requirements of graduate and professional programs and are designed to help our students be more competitive.
  1. All of these changes reflect general requirements of graduate and professional programs and are designed to help our students be more competitive.

Community Health option /
  1. Move HHP 377/378 and HHP 483/484 from required courses to elective in-department courses.
  1. Move HHP 370/371 and HHP 415 from elective to required in-department courses.
  1. Add UG HHP 492 as a required in-department course.
  1. Move ANTH 201, ANTH 444 andSW 423, from elective courses to required courses.
  1. Drop SCI 350 and BIOL 121 from the curriculum and move EVST 225 from an elective to a required out of department course.
  1. Drop CAPP 171
  1. Drop WRIT 101
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  1. Community Health is not solely focused on physical health and fitness. By moving these courses to elective status, students with an interest in mental, emotional, social or spiritual dimensions of health will have the option of taking courses related to those interests.
  1. HHP 415 focuses on the important connection between mind and spirit and an individual’s physical health. Knowledge of this connection and the opportunity to apply that knowledge when planning health related programs in HHP 370 and 371 is becoming increasing important in the field of community health education.
  1. One of the key professional skills of community health educators is program planning. HHP 492 is a new course that will solely focus on the development of program planning skills.
  1. The field of community health is a holistic one. The addition of ANTH 201 ANTH 444and SW 423as required courses will provide students with a broad perspective of the effects of addiction, sexuality and culture on the physical, emotional and social aspects of health.
  1. EVST 225 focuses on the environment as it relates to community and is more applicable to students in the community health option than ecology (BIOL 121) or environmental science for education majors (SCI 350).
  1. The content of CS171 is no longer applicable to the Community Health curriculum; most students are already proficient with computers and the essential skills are imbedded within specific HHP courses.
  1. WRIT 101 is a general education requirement and therefore it is not necessary to list it a second time under courses required for the Community Health option.

Health Enhancement Option / 1. Drop HHP 361 /
  1. The content and skills taught in HHP 361 are covered in several other HHP and C&I courses that are required for students in the Health Enhancement option.